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LOT 2249
Natural History - Cut and Polished Malachite Specimen Group [20]
7/8 - 1 5/8 in. (308 grams total, 22-43 mm).
Each with one polished face to display the internal contrasting banding. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the People's Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2249
Natural History - Cut and Polished Malachite Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - 'North Sea' Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tusk Tip
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
From Mammuthus primigenius, cleaned and conserved. 177 grams total, 13.5 cm
Dredged from the North Sea, probably from Brown Bank, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK. From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK. -
Natural History - Two Bags of Amethyst Crystal Chunks
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Each labelled bag containing a number of mainly dark purple chunks. 689 grams total, 20-35 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. 102 grams, 76 mm
Private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.