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LOT 1754
Natural History - Cut Unpolished Malachite Crystal Slice Group
6 3/8 - 6 3/4 in. (442 grams total, 16.2-17 cm).
A group of three unpolished cut malachite slices. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom D.R. Congo.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1754
Natural History - Cut Unpolished Malachite Crystal Slice Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Natural History - Polished Orthoceras Fossil Tower
Devonian Period, circa 370 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A free-standing pillar of seven polished Orthoceras fossils. 3.1 kg, 31 cm high
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From an old Bristol paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Tree Branch Section Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A group of 50 fossil tree branch sections of varying sizes. 1.01 kg total, 24-46 mm
From Madagascar. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A group of two eggshell sections from the Giant Elephant Bird Aepyornis sp.; supplied in a display case. 221 grams total, 13.5 x 15.7 cm including case
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. Property of a Leicestershire, UK, private collector. Accompanied by an identification slip.
Elephant bird was a gigantic, flightless bird, measuring nearly 10 feet in height, and lived on the island of Madagascar until it became extinct, possibly as late as the 17th century.