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LOT 1812
Natural History - Citrine and Amethyst Gem Tree
6 1/4 in. (623 grams, 16 cm high).
A medium size gemstone tree comprising a brass trunk and branches tipped with polished citrine pebbles, mounted on a section of amethyst geode. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A pair of cut and polished fossil ammonite halves, each displaying the gas chambers; possibly Cleoniceras sp. 323 grams total, 10.3-10.5 cm
From Madagascar. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Sulphur Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A group of 100 yellow and white sulphur mineral specimens. 1.57 kg total, 36-57 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A fossilised lower jaw section displaying three teeth from Prognathodon sp., a late mosasaur specialised in eating tough shelled prey. 176 grams, 13 cm
From the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
