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LOT 2018
Natural History - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
20 in. (6 grams, 51 cm long).
Composed of biconical beads; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Containing several insects and other inclusions. 36 grams, 13 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Historic Cerussite Crystal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
Comprising two matrices with white cerussite crystals. 44 grams total, 39-43 mm
From Tsumeb. Collected in person in 1966. 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. -
Natural History - British Bison Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising sections of ribs, leg and other bones from Bison priscus. 1.98 kg total, 9-30.3 cm
From Oxfordshire, UK. From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
