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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 - Large Brown Obsidian Volcanic Glass Specimen Group [34]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising variously sized, brown to dark brown coloured chunks. 1.43 kg total, 38-53 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Framed Spinicrus Tarantula
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Entomological specimen of Eurypelma spinicrus, in glazed wooden display case. 253 grams, 15.1 x 15.1 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth and Fish Bones
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising two matrices, each with a Mosasaur prognathodon tooth, and some other bone remains. 441 grams total, 8.5-10.2 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.