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LOT 2708
Natural History - Large Brown Obsidian Volcanic Glass Specimen Group [34]
1 1/2 - 2 1/8 in. (1.43 kg total, 38-53 mm).
Comprising variously sized, brown to dark brown coloured chunks. [34, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2708
Natural History - Large Brown Obsidian Volcanic Glass Specimen Group [34]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Fossil Knightia Fish
Eocene Period, circa 58-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Knightia alta fish showing good detail to the body and fins. 65 grams, 85 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed of graduated coin-shaped beads with a hook-and-eye fastener. 71 grams, 45 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: ulexite from Kern County, California, USA, collection number 258; citrine, collection number 296; okenite from Poona, India, collection number 373; cassiterite from Cornwall, England, collection number 167; serpentine from Cornwall, England, collection number 164; cuprite from Tsumeb, Namibia, South West Africa, collection number 558; tremolite, collection number 465; chalcopyrite on quartz from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 304; quartz from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 322. 97 grams total, 19-44 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
