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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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A section of rib from the cave bear Ursus spelaeus. 50 grams, 15.6 cm
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Ursus spelaeus became extinct at the beginning of the last glacial maximum, roughly 27,500 years ago. -
Natural History - Insect in Polished Baltic Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Polished to highlight the intact fly inclusion. 1.76 grams, 26 mm
Property of the vendor's father, thence by descent. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman. -
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
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