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LOT 2211
Natural History - Canis Teilhardi Ice Age Wolf's Skull
LATE PLIOCENE-EARLY PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 5.3 MILLION-60,000 YEARS B.P.
9 5/8 in. (2.18 kg total, 24.5 cm high including stand).
Partially fossilised and near complete, retaining many of the animal's teeth; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman.
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Natural History - Large Size Cut Septarian Agate Crystal 'Alien Egg' Geode Slice Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With one polished side and displaying a clusters of aragonite crystals. 561 grams total, 12.5 - 12.7 mm
From Malawi, Africa. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Sphalerite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising black euhedral crystals on a contrasting matrix. 148 grams, 70 mm
From Nenthead, Cumberland, UK. Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. 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 - Boxed Mixed Mineral Collection [12]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Each in a labelled specimen tray, comprising: chrysocolla, tourmaline, kyanite, ulexite, bornite, orpiment, rubellite, optical calcite, calcite, sulphur, white calcite and realgar. 147 grams total, 23-31 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).