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LOT 2544
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
6 - 6 3/4 in. (1.62 kg total, 15.2-17 cm).
Comprising: a cut and polished agate slice, collection number 395; jasper slice from Stone Canyon, near Coalinga, California, USA, collection number 289; a cut section of sandstone nodule, collection number 227. [3, 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.
Each specimen accompanied by an original historic index file card.
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Natural History - Acapulcoite NWA 2714 Meteorite Slice
Found 2003 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
A cut slice of very rare primitive achondrite belonging to the acapulcoite-lodranite family, recorded as: Northwest Africa 2714; displayed in a Swiss membrane box. 16.9 grams, 44 mm (88 grams total, 10 x 10 cm including case)
From Erfoud, Morocco. Ex Arizona Skies Meteorites, U.S.A. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Early Human Skull Replica
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Homo erectus cranial skull replica with hand-painted details. 1.54 kg, 22.5 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.
Homo erectus is an extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene Period, and several human species seems to have evolved from it. Homo erectus had a more modern gait and body proportions, and was the first human species to have exhibited a flat face, prominent nose, and possibly sparse body hair coverage. -
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Natural History - Amber Group with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising ten specimens of polished amber with insect inclusions, four in dark-coloured amber. 23.1 grams total, 18-36 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
