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LOT 2553
Natural History - Historic 'Brazil' Azurite with Malachite Mineral Specimen
3 5/8 in. (305 grams, 93 mm).
Featuring variously coloured azurite crystals and small fibrous malachite crystals, collection number 272. [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 2553
Natural History - Historic 'Brazil' Azurite with Malachite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Mixed Natural History Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: two sea urchins, corals, a shark tooth, a replica trilobite and ammonite, and others. 388 grams total, 2.7-10.6 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. -
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Natural History - Two Glass Display Bases
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Formed of thick glass with rounded corners, one labelled as 'Sample 1', the other as 'Sample 2'. 3.36 kg total, 14.8 cm each
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic 'Austria' Flos-Ferri Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With pinkish-white and creamy white crystals in interlacing and coalescing stems, collection number 175. 160 grams, 94 mm
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.
