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LOT 1748
Natural History - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
18 in. (120 grams, 46 cm long).
A graduated string of tumbled natural variegated lapis lazuli pebble beads with clasp. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, acquired in the 2000s.
Property of an English gentleman.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Nautilus
Cretaceous Period, circa 120 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A polished fossil Cymatoceras sakalavus nautilus. 215 grams, 76 mm
From the jungles of Mahajanga on the North West coast of Madagascar. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
A large fossil tooth from the dinosaur Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (the African T-Rex), with remains of enamelling and serration. 14.6 grams, 53 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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Natural History - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A graduated string of tumbled natural variegated lapis lazuli pebble beads with clasp. 100 grams, 45 cm long
Fine condition.
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman.