Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 1811
Natural History - Boxed Historic 'Dog Tooth' Quartz Specimen 'Paper Weight'
3 in. (206 grams, 78 mm).
With large crystals and two small clusters of pyrite underneath. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 1811
Natural History - Boxed Historic 'Dog Tooth' Quartz Specimen 'Paper Weight'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
RELATED LOTS
-
![Natural History - Polished Agate Crystal Geode Coaster Set [6]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/207951-s.jpg)
Natural History - Polished Agate Crystal Geode Coaster Set [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Each polished to reveal the quartz crystal formations within; felt-backed. 579 grams total, 7.1-11.3 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Wood Slice
Late Triassic Period, circa 225 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Polished to both cut faces and displaying textured bark on the edges. 223 grams, 13 cm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Galena Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
The tabular crystals on quartz matrix. 75 grams, 50 mm
From Nenthead, Cumberland, UK. Collected in person in 1965. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
