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LOT 3184
Mounted Amethyst Crystal Display
11 1/4 in. (3.48 kg total, 28.5 cm including stand).
A triangular polished geode section displaying green, pink and brown colours, lined with small prismatic light and dark purple amethyst crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 3184
Mounted Amethyst Crystal Display
Estimate £650 - 750€750 - 870 (for guidance only)$880 - 1,010 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£342 (EUR 397; USD 462) +BP*
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Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone Fragment Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three differently sized bone fragments from different bone structures. 505 grams total, 5.7-11 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The 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. -
Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
Estimate: £900 - 1,200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £486
A rounded geode section, the undulating inner surface lined with small prismatic amethyst crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 10 kg total, 35 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragmentary jaw section set with five teeth, repaired. 165 grams, 16.3 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile 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.
