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LOT 2429
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Paper Weight
3 1/4 in. (475 grams, 83 mm).
Comprising a large mass of large and small crystals; supplied in a labelled specimen tray. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Huanaco, Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2429
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Paper Weight
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Large Kalahari Desert Wind Stone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A wind-rounded pebble in a hollowed out 'nest'; with a hessian draw-ribbon pouch. 609 grams, 96 mm
From the Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus, one of the largest known theropods, with good serrations. 14.1 grams, 49 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. Ex Charmouth Fossils, Dorset, UK, circa 2010. From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK. -
Natural History - Insect in Polished Baltic Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Polished to highlight the fly and other inclusions. 1.19 grams, 26 mm
Property of the vendor's father, thence by descent. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
