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LOT 2472
Natural History - Boxed Mixed Crystal Display Specimen Group [3]
2 1/2 - 3 in. (421 grams total, 64-75 mm).
Comprising purple amethyst from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; pyrite from Huanuco, Peru; specularite with quartz from Florence mine, Cumbria; each in a labelled specimen box. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Peru, Brazil and Cumbria, UK.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2472
Natural History - Boxed Mixed Crystal Display Specimen Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Insect in Polished Baltic Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Polished to highlight the intact fly inclusion. 0.26 grams, 13 mm
Property of the vendor's father, thence by descent. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman. -
Natural History - Insect in Polished Baltic Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Polished to highlight the intact fly inclusion. 1.76 grams, 26 mm
Property of the vendor's father, thence by descent. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Amazon Rainforest Fossil Tree Trunk Section
Circa 100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Displaying fossilised bark and tree rings in red, burgundy, orange and black. 2.5 kg, 15 cm wide
From the Bagua Grande region, Peru. Ex old Spanish private collection of Mr J. Dornellas; acquired through inheritance in the 1950s. Acquired from Proto Cultures Art, Manchester, UK, before 2010. From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a Proto Cultures Art certificate of authenticity and other documentation.
