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LOT 2585
Natural Boulder Sapphire Group
1 1/4 - 2 1/2 in. (158 grams total, 30-64 mm).
Comprising three specimens, one with a cut face showing clearly part of the hexagonal crystal structure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a UK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 2585
Natural Boulder Sapphire Group
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Large Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode Half Group [4]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising four different size halves, each with a cut frontal edge exposing a crystal lined internal cavity. 2.57 kg total, 9-16.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.) -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth on Composite Rock
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising two Mosasaur prognathodon sp. teeth set on matrices. 735 grams total, 12.4-12.6 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. -
Fossil Metasequoia Fern Group
Eocene Period, circa 58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising three irregular matrices, each with 'Dawn Redwood' specimen. 118 grams total, 50-60 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
