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LOT 1795
Natural History - Cut and Polished Amethyst Crystal Pyramid Group
1 1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (188 grams total, 29-34 mm).
A group of six amethyst pyramids held in white card collector's trays. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1795
Natural History - Cut and Polished Amethyst Crystal Pyramid Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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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; held in a white card collector's tray. 56 grams total, 38-78 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Sporadoceras Fossil Goniatite
Upper Devonian Period, 385-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A large free standing Sporadoceras sp. goniatite, polished through to reveal the calcite preserved inside and showing the dividing gas chambers known as suture patterns. 805 grams, 15.5 cm
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Ocean Jasper Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A specimen of ocean jasper, displaying one polished face and patches of crystals to the exposed inner surface. 215 grams, 68 mm
From Madagascar. Private collection, Munster, Germany.
