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LOT 1717
Natural History - Cut and Polished Amethyst Crystal Massage Wand Group
4 1/8 - 4 1/.4 in. (84 grams total, 10.5-10.8 cm).
A pair of polished amethyst crystal massage wands; held in a white card collector's tray. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1717
Natural History - Cut and Polished Amethyst Crystal Massage Wand Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
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Natural History - Hyphalosaurus Fossil in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 122 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A Hyphalosaurus sp. fossil aquatic reptile in a sub-rectangular matrix; held in a display box with a fabric covering. 150 grams, 16 cm (344 grams total, 24.5 x 17.5 cm including box)
From China. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Hyphalosaurus means 'submerged lizard' and was a genus of freshwater aquatic reptiles that resembled miniature plesiosaurs. It was an active predator that captured small prey animals like arthropods and fish with a sideways strike, similar to modern crocodiles. -
Natural History - Pair of Barasaurus Skeletons
Early Triassic Period, circa 255 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
A pair of complete fossil Barasaurus besairiei skeletons on a matrix. 2.08 kg, 29.5 cm wide
From Plateau de I'lsala, Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
Barasaurus is an extinct genus of the Owenettid procolophonoid parareptile. -
Natural History - Very Large Septarian Cut and Polished 'Alien Egg' Geode Half
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A cut and polished septarian egg half, the centre filled with calcite crystals surrounded by a thin layer of aragonite, the outer layer of grey limestone; a beautiful display piece. 3.8 kg, 20.5 cm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).