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LOT 2453
Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/2 - 2 3/4 in. (93 grams total, 39-70 mm).
Comprising three insects, two smaller and one larger, with long wings. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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LOT 2453
Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Group of Twenty Nine [29] Large Rock Crystal Quartz Specimens
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Boxed group of mainly prismatic colourless specimens, some twinned and three specimens with dark dendritic inclusions. 2.93 kg total, 45-88 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Procerites Ammonite
Jurassic Period, Bajocian, circa 170-168 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Showing fine ribbing and typical shallow whirls, an inked collector's number '293'. 316 grams, 10.7 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
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Large Group of One Hundred [100] Rock Crystal Quartz Specimens
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising mainly twinned and intergrown prismatic crystals. 1.27 kg total, 28-42 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
