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LOT 2648
Limestone Mineral Display Specimen
3 in. (380 grams, 77 mm).
A polished polygonal specimen of fossiliferous limestone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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North American Fossil Collection
Mainly Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Group of twenty fossil teeth and other parts, each in a collector's card with window, inked catalogue number with notes relating to identification, findspot and dating; mounted in a vinyl sheet. 94 grams total, 30.5 x 22.4 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. -
Fossil Ursus Spelaeus Canine and Molar Tooth Group
Pleistocene Epoch, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Both cave bear teeth displaying some root and enamel. 50 grams total, 41-84 mm
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. -
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Large Amethyst Geode with Calcite Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Cut geode lined with richly-coloured dark purple and lavender coloured amethyst crystals; to the centre of the geode, large cream-coloured calcite crystals bordered by green celadonite and white quartz, typical of Uruguayan crystal formations. 17.65 kg, 35 cm
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady.
