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LOT 2769
Historic Gold Ore Specimen
3/4 in. (3.4 grams, 21 mm).
Displaying earthy-yellow, yellowish brown and gold-yellow colours, collection number 251. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
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Purple Amethyst Crystal Obelisk and Massager Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three graduated obelisks, two with facetted edges, one hexagonal. 110 grams total, 6.2-10 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Large Cut and Polished Agate Geode End Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising three freestanding geode sections, each dyed to enhance the internal structure. 1.7 kg total, 10.9-11.6 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Skull
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
A magnificent, full three-dimensional fossil skull of a juvenile Mosasaur Prognathodon with upper and lower mandibles, eye sockets and brain cavity; including jaw and teeth; some restoration; with custom-made display stand. 5.8 kg total, 57 cm high including stand
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12491-230295.
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.
