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LOT 3078
Group of Twenty [20] Large Pink-Orange Calcite Mineral Specimens
2 1/2 - 4 3/8 in. (5.01 kg total including box, 6.2-11.1 cm).
Boxed group of irregular specimens showing vitreous lustre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Mexico.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 3078
Group of Twenty [20] Large Pink-Orange Calcite Mineral 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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Opening Bid: £5
Geode section with large prismatic quartz crystals bonded with a metallic coating displaying vibrant iridescence, accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 1.81 kg total, 28.5 cm including stand
From Brazil. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Large Fossil Woolly Mammoth Hip Joint
Ice Age, circa 20,000 B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large part of the ball from the femur of a woolly mammoth Mammuthus primigenius, revealing the inner structure. 3.14 kg, 31.5 cm
From Doggerland, the now disappeared land bridge between the UK and the Netherlands. Dredged from the North Sea by Dutch fisherman. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Early Horse Fossil Bone Specimen
Pleistocene Period, circa 20,000 B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Long leg bone with dark brown patina. 764 grams, 33cm
From Doggerland, the now-disappeared land bridge between the UK and the Netherlands. Dredged from the North Sea by Dutch fishermen. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
Ice Age horses were smaller than their modern relatives, and were well-adapted to the harsh cold climate, resembling the modern Przewalski's horses.
