Loading, please wait...
LOT 2856
Natural History - Historic 'Brazil' Marcasite Mineral Specimen
3 1/4 in. (499 grams, 82 mm).
Displaying metallic green and grey colours, collection number 71. [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.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 2856
Natural History - Historic 'Brazil' Marcasite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
-
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: hematite on amethyst from Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, collection number 280; citrine, collection number 326; an opened flint nodule from the Bramblings, Speen, Buckinghamshire, England, collection number 44; wulfenite from Mexico, collection number 446; garnet schist, collection number 189; orange calcite from Brazil, collection number 106; brochantite from Copiapo, Chile, collection number 393; gypsum from Sahara Desert, Libya, collection number 366; baryte from North Africa, collection number 127. 2.79 kg total, 6.7-16.6 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. Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Baby Woolly Rhinoceros Upper Rear Milk Tooth
Ice Age, 50,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With substantial roots. 66 grams, 59 mm
From Yakutsk, Permafrost Region, Siberia. Acquired from an old Dutch collection. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector. -
Natural History - Historic 'Laurium, Greece' Rosasite with Azurite and Smithsonite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A complex specimen displaying botryoidal smithsonite coated with mamillary rosasite with a sprinkling of azurite crystals, collection number 494; with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. 193 grams, 99 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.
