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LOT 2358
Natural History - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 in. (73 grams, 43 cm long).
Composed of graduated coin-shaped beads, with hook-and-eye clasp. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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AUCTIONS:
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Natural History - Fire Opal on Matrix Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The matrices containing a number of dark orange examples. 564 grams total, 20-40 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra, Ribs and Jaw
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Comprising various bone and rib fragments, a large vertebra and jaw fragments with teeth from Mosasaur prognathodon sp.; on a sandstone matrix with applied plaster reinforcement to allow it to be displayed. 12.8 kg, 46 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
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Natural History - Boxed Selenite Mineral Specimen Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising ten cut wand sections showing typical bifringence; each in a cardboard specimen box. 174 grams total, 23-33 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
