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LOT 2390
Group of Twelve [12] Minerals and Crystals
1 3/8 - 7 7/8 in. (2.96 kg total, 3.4-20.2 cm).
Mixed group of specimens including malachite, 'desert rose', quartz, rose quartz, amethyst, pyrite, agate, and others. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Composed of tubular and coin-shaped beads, restrung. 48 grams, 37 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Bone and Tooth Collection
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising various bones and jaw fragments with partial teeth, a coprolite, and others, each with an inked collector's number. 1.85 kg total, 33-99 mm
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.
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 Crane Fly
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Rectangular translucent specimen with a crane fly or similar. 0.9 grams, 21 mm
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.