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LOT 2706
Lazurite Mineral Display Specimen
3 in. (129 grams, 74 mm).
Dark blue lazurite on matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Psittacosaurus Fossil Dinosaur Skeleton
Circa 120-100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,616
Complete fossil skeleton of a Psittacosaurus revealed from its matrix. 3.33 kg, 25.3 cm
Found China/Mongolia. From a collection since 2004. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12900-241544. -
Insect Legs in Polished Amber
Pliocene Epoch, 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
An oval piece containing long spindly legs. 1.06 grams, 21 mm
From Colombia, South America. 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. -
Insect Nest in Polished Amber
Oligocene Epoch, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A polished pebble with a network of intersecting tunnels, possibly a part of a termite nest. 12.2 grams, 45 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.
