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LOT 2233
Natural History - Dyed Agate on Stand
5 3/8 in. (311 grams total, 13.5 cm high).
The teardrop-shaped body cut and polished to reveal the internal quartz filled cavity; in enhanced blue colour. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a pair of Prognathodon sp. teeth with roots. 60 grams total, 73-76 mm
Found in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Unpolished Cut Fossil Tree Trunk Slice
Triassic Period, 252-201 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Showing the internal structure of the tree with good grain preservation. 1.43 kg, 31 cm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Witherite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £131
Comprising a mass of light yellow striated short prismatic crystals. 447 grams total, 92 mm wide
From Cumberland, UK. Collected in person in 1963. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
