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LOT 2451
Mexico Red Calcite Mineral Specimens
1 - 1 1/2 in. (356 grams total, 25-40mm).
A group of forty-two cut red calcite mineral specimens in various shapes and sizes. [42, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Collection of Cabochon Rubies
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Comprising six polished cabochons, some lead glass-filled. 5.15 grams total, 8-11 mm
Private collection, London, UK. -
Cave Bear Fossil Upper Jaw Section
Pleistocene Period, circa 30,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Upper mandible of the cave bear Ursus spelaeus with two large molar teeth in place. 128 grams, 18.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector.
The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum. -
Large Fossil Perisphinctes Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 174-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Perisphinctids indogermanus fossil ammonite showing clear ribbing. 867 grams, 14 cm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.