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LOT 2278
Natural History - British Fossil Plesiosaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebrae Display
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200-180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 5/8 in. (660 grams, 92 mm).
Composed of two vertebrae sections with depressions to the surfaces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom North Yorkshire, UK.
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LOT 2278
Natural History - British Fossil Plesiosaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebrae Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Natural History - Pyrites 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising around 80 pyrites or 'fool's gold' crystal specimens. 672 grams total, 15-36 mm
From Peru. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously J.R.Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898). Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
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Natural History - Massive Pyrites Crystal Mineral Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Formed as a very large crystalline form of iron pyrites (fool's gold) with large main pyritohedral crystals rising from a complex base of smaller intersecting crystals. 15.3 kg, 20.5 cm
From Peru. -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 2.2 grams, 39 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
