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LOT 1933
Natural History - 18.4 Carat Cabochon Ruby Group
3/8 in. (3.68 grams total, 9 mm each).
A group of five polished plano-convex rubies. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx UK art market, 1970s.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Natural History - Campo del Cielo Meteorite
Fell 6000-5000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A nickel iron (IAB) Campo del Cielo meteorite, composition 92.9% iron, 6.7% nickel. 99 grams, 43 mm
Discovered 1576 A.D., Chaco Province, Argentina. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Mammoth Tusk Section Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 40,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A pair of Mammoth primigenius tusk sections displaying mainly gold and brown colouring, with some attractive patterning. 131 grams total, 20-26.5 cm
From the North Sea. From an old Bristol, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Fly Group
Eocene Period, circa 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A group of three fossil flies in matrix. 216 grams total, 73-82 mm
From the Green River Formation, South Western Wyoming, U.S.A. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R. Gledhill.
