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LOT 1730
Natural History - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
17 3/4 in. (139 grams, 45 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 Orthoceras Fossil Tower
Devonian Period, circa 370 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A free-standing pillar of seven polished Orthoceras fossils. 3.1 kg, 31 cm high
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From an old Bristol paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Mineral Globe Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A mixed group of three polished mineral spheres including two of unakite and one agate; held in white card collector's trays. 269 grams total, 33-40 mm
From Brazil. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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Natural History - Coelacanth Fossil Fish
Triassic Period, circa 247 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A fossil coelacanth Whiteia woodwardia fish showing good details, including fins, tail and bony skull structure; supplied in a glazed display case. 118 grams, 15.8 cm (280 grams total, 16 x 13.5 cm including case)
Fine condition, professionally repaired and conserved.
From the Karoo formation of Madagascar. Private Shropshire, UK, collection.
The primitive-looking coelacanth was thought to have gone extinct with the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Its discovery in 1938, by a South African museum curator on a local fishing trawler, fascinated the world and ignited a debate about how this bizarre lobe-finned fish fits into the evolution of land animals. It is often referred to as a ‘living fossil’, referencing its anomalous form in the fossil record.
