Loading, please wait...
![Large Desert Rose Gypsum Specimen Group [15]](https://timelineauctions.com/zoom_images/zoomthumb/2/2/227885_900x900.jpg "Large Desert Rose Gypsum Specimen Group [15]")
![Large Desert Rose Gypsum Specimen Group [15]](https://timelineauctions.com/zoom_images/zoommap/2/2/227885_200x200.jpg "Large Desert Rose Gypsum Specimen Group [15]")
![Large Desert Rose Gypsum Specimen Group [15]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/227885.jpg "Large Desert Rose Gypsum Specimen Group [15]")
LOT 2850
Large Desert Rose Gypsum Specimen Group [15]
1 7/8 - 2 1/2 in. (1.19 kg total, 47-62 mm).
Comprising fifteen rounded clusters of flattened crystals. [15, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 2850
Large Desert Rose Gypsum Specimen Group [15]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
-
Staurolite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising lustrous brown twinned crystals on sparkly muscovite schist. 147 grams, 80 mm
From Keyvy, Murmansk, Russia. Acquired from Don Edwards, Derbyshire, UK. 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. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A Mosasaur prognathodon sp. tooth. 9.68 grams, 30 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. Accompanied by a laminated identification card.
Mosasaurs (from the Greek for 'lizard') were aquatic dinosaurs which probably gave birth to live young. -
![Amber Topaz Crystal Specimen Group [20]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/227955-s.jpg)
Amber Topaz Crystal Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising twenty amber-coloured pebbles. 223 grams total, 17-37 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
