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LOT 3239
Group of Four [4] Flower Quartz Display Specimens
3 5/8 - 5 in. (762 grams total, 9.3-12.6 cm).
Comprising four matrix sections with flower-like formations of quartz. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 3239
Group of Four [4] Flower Quartz Display Specimens
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Malachite Crystal Collection
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Group of crystals displaying deep bottle-green lustre. 2.23 kg total, 10.5-11.6 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth in Composite Jaws
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising five teeth set in a sandstone matrix with jaw fragments. 883 grams, 17.7 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Polished Amber with Insect Inclusion
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Transparent orange amber specimen with an insect inclusion. 1.23 grams, 19 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.