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LOT 2690
Natural History - Historic 'Batopilas, Mexico' Natural Silver Formation
1 1/4 in. (1.15 grams, 30 mm).
Displaying dendritic formation, collection number 554. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
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LOT 2690
Natural History - Historic 'Batopilas, Mexico' Natural Silver Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Trinket Box
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A rectangular lidded box carved from fossiliferous stone, the lid set with a large Goniatite sp. specimen. 587 grams, 90 x 91 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic 'Italy' Sulphur on Aragonite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Large specimen with lemon-yellow crystals, collection number 516; repaired. 778 grams, 15.5 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Woolly Rhinoceros Upper Rear Tooth
Ice Age, 50,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With stub roots. 180 grams, 74 mm
From Yakutsk, Permafrost Region, Siberia. Acquired from an old Dutch collection. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.