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LOT 2824
Natural History - Historic Ulexite mineral Specimen Group
1 3/8 - 1 7/8 in. (57 grams total, 37-47 mm).
Comprising two colourless samples. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Bolivia.
Collected in person in 1968.
From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
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LOT 2824
Natural History - Historic Ulexite mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth on Composite Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Showing the majority of the tooth and some root. 643 grams, 13.8 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, 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. -
Natural History - Large Quantity of Polished Green Tourmaline Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The colour ranging from light to dark green. 516 grams total, 4-15 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
