Loading, please wait...
LOT 1878
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fluorite Oblique Pyramid
1 7/8 in. (130 grams, 48 mm).
A cut and polished fluorite oblique pyramid; held in a white card collector's tray. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom China.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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.
LOT 1878
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fluorite Oblique Pyramid
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
-
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 - Fossil Plesiosaur Vertebrae
Jurassic-Cretaceous Period, 199-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A pair of Plesiosaur sp. fossil marine dinosaur vertebrae in a matrix; contained within a plaster field jacket. 4.8 kg, 36 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Plesiosaurs were among the first fossil animals to reach the general public's consciousness through the publication of two imaginatively illustrated books by Thomas Hawkins, a noted collector of fossils: Memoirs of Ichthyosauri and Plesiosauri (1834) and The Book of the Great Sea-Dragons (1840). Using the historical models of his times, Hawkins regarded plesiosaurs as monstrous creations of Satan. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Malawi Agate Geode Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
An attractive pair of Malawi agate geode cult halves, with polished faces. 1.1 kg total, 11.5 cm each
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
