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LOT 2717
Natural History - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
17 3/4 in. (6.39 grams, 45 cm long).
Restrung; composed of lapis lazuli beads of graduated size. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Natural History - Fossil Plesiosaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra Group
Jurassic Period, circa 200-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two main bodies. 617 grams total, 86-96 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Lyme Regis Fossil Ammonite Cluster
Jurassic Period, circa 200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Showing a large quantity of ammonites. 358 grams, 97 mm
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Natural History - Mixed Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: five mineral specimens in glass bottles; gypsum from Mexico, collection number 79; cerussite from Ireland, collection number 284; granite from England, collection number 406; quartzite from North Transvaal, South Africa; and three large mineral specimens. 5.25 kg total, 2.5-19 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. Four specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
