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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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LOT 2390
Group of Twelve [12] Minerals and Crystals
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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Polished Fossil Orthoceras Specimen Collection
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising four polished specimens. 126 grams total, 47-83 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. -
Polished 'Designer' Fossil Goniatite Dish
Upper Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved from fossiliferous stone and set with a larger Goniatite specimen. 153 grams, 11.3 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising two tapering teeth with brown enamel; repaired and restored. 82 grams total, 65-76 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long.
