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LOT 2793
Natural Boulder Sapphire Group
1 - 1 3/8 in. (112 grams total, 25-36 mm).
Comprising five light blue specimens, three with cut faces, one showing clear hexagonal banding. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a UK gallery, early 2000s.
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Lapis Lazuli Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A large carved and polished decorative block of lapis lazuli. 217 grams, 80 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two Mosasaur prognathodon teeth set in matrix with some other fossil remains. 306 grams, 94 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. 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.
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. -
Ants and Insects in Copal
Circa 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
An irregular specimen containing ants and other insects. 5.83 grams, 41 mm
From Madagascar. 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.
