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LOT 2410
Life-Size Adult Spinosaurus Dinosaur Skull Replica
71 x 37 1/2 x 10 in. (5 kg, 180 x 95 x 25 cm).
A full scale museum-quality reproduction skull fibreglass plaque of the dinosaur Spinosaurs maroccanus, from the Cretaceous Period (late Aptian), Tegana Formation, Taouz, Morocco, inscribed in the mould on the back of the skull by the artist 'John Mack'; four brass mounts to verso for wall hanging.
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
FootnotesThe Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long.
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LOT 2410
Life-Size Adult Spinosaurus Dinosaur Skull Replica
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Large Deep Purple Amethyst Cathedral Display
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
A complete half of a pyramidal geode, showing deep purple amethyst crystals with tan-coloured druzy quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 38.6 kg, 84 x 38 x 17 cm, 112 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Mixed British and Portuguese Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: quartz from Rostowrack China Clay Pit, Cornwall; chalcanthite from Hanover Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall; dolomite from Panasquiera Mines, Portugal; smoky quartz and hematite from Auchinloch Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries; polished section of agate from Dulcote Quarry, Wells, Somerset; scorodite from Wheal Maid, Gwennap, Cornwall; andradite and granite from Belstone Consols, Belstone, Devon; baryte from Barras End Mine, Langthwaite, Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire; pyromorphite from Wheal Rose, Porthleven, Cornwall; steatite from Trevassack Quarry, Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall. 2.8 kg total, 5-11.7 cm
From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman. -
Lapis Lazuli and Other Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of irregular, unpolished beads with a metal closure, restrung. 81 grams, 21.7 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
