Loading, please wait...
LOT 1984
Natural History - Chrysocolla Mineral Specimen
3 1/8 in. (231 grams, 80 mm).
A turquoise blue chrysocolla mineral specimen with black vein. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lily Mine, Pisco Umay Dept., Peru.
Private collection, Munster, Germany.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A group of four eggshell sections from the Giant Elephant Bird, Aepyornis. 46.8 grams total, 39-67 mm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Rastellum Fossil Bivalve
Jurassic Period, circa 155 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A Rastellum carinatum fossil bivalve; held in a card collector's tray. 105 grams, 61 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Rastellum carinatum specimens have wide, angled ribs that have led to it being called the 'denture clam'; the zig-zag join between the two shells stopped coarse dirt and debris entering the shell and damaging its soft body. Like modern oysters, it lived in shallow coastal waters including the interstitial zone and fed on food particles that it filtered out of the sea water. -
Natural History - A Large Quantity of Blue Sodalite Mineral Chips
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A large quantity of blue sodalite mineral chips of various sizes, shapes and shades of blue. 575 grams total, 1-15 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
