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LOT 2810
Lapis Lazuli Mineral Display Specimen
3 1/8 in. (217 grams, 80 mm).
A large carved and polished decorative block of lapis lazuli. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Andradite Garnet and Aquamarine Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Dark andradite garnet crystals on matrix with a single pale blue aquamarine crystal; mounted on a display base. 19.7 grams, 43 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Blown Ostrich Egg for Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Large size egg with a hole at the base. 232 grams, 14 cm
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. -
Large Fossil Theropod Dinosaur Egg
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
An elongated egg in matrix retaining some evidence of leathery surface, probably Macroelongatoolithus xixiaensis, a giant form of Oviraptor. 11.4 kg, 45 cm
Previously from a Hong Kong collection. Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Macroelongatoolithus is an extinct genus of dinosaurs that laid particularly large eggs that could have been up to 60cm long.
