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LOT 2474
Natural History - Boxed Realgar Orpiment Mineral Specimen Group [12]
5/8 - 1 1/2 in. (189 grams total, 16-40 mm).
Each set on foam base and in a labelled box. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Getchel, Nevada, U.S.A.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2474
Natural History - Boxed Realgar Orpiment Mineral Specimen Group [12]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Natural History - Fossil Giganteus Crab
Neogene Period, circa 15-12 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
A well preserved and prepared complete Tumidocarcinus giganteus from a classic fossil location; witha handwritten provenance label to verso. 926 grams, 17 cm
Found by Mike Kemper, Waipare, Mount Cass, New Zealand, February 2014. From the private collection of a Lancashire gentleman. -
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Containing several insects and other inclusions. 12.1 grams, 12.5 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Large Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut & Polished Green Porphyry Sheet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
A very large lacquered cut section, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 1.01 kg, 32 cm
From Greece. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
