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LOT 2914
Mounted Amethyst Crystal Display
9 1/4 in. (2.95 kg total, 23.5 cm including stand).
A polished geode section lined with large well-formed prismatic amethyst crystals displaying deep purple colour; mounted on a custom-made wooden display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth on Composite Rock
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The tooth showing dark brown enamel, set in a sandstone matrix with a composite root for display. 567 grams, 15 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Carnelian Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Composed of spherical lapis lazuli beads interspersed with barley twist beads and a large melon bead at the centre; restrung. 57 grams, 50 cm
Ex London, UK, art market 1990s. -
Optical Calcite Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A group of ten optical calcite specimens, each held in a white card collector's tray. 170 grams total, 18-22 mm
Very fine condition.
Durango, Mexico. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
