Loading, please wait...
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]
ProvenanceEx Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
CONDITIONTimeLine 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
-
Natural History - Large Size Cut Malawi Agate Crystal Geode Slice Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With one polished side showing grey and white banding and an internal cavity with quartz crystals. 1.48 kg total, 26-26.5 cm
From Malawi, Africa. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Pink Realgar Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
The fine granular crystals on a matrix. 137 grams, 67 mm
Collected in person in 1966. 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. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Vertebra, Ribs and Jaw
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising various bone and rib fragments, a large vertebra and jaw fragments with teeth from Mosasaur prognathodon sp.; on a sandstone matrix with applied plaster reinforcement. 12.8 kg, 46 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like 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.
