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LOT 2258
Natural History - Large Cut and Polished Dendritic Opal Mineral Specimen Group [10]
2 1/8 - 3 3/4 in. (1.62 kg total, 56-96 mm).
Each with at least one cut face showing the fine dendritic formations. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2258
Natural History - Large Cut and Polished Dendritic Opal Mineral Specimen Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
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Natural History - A Large Quantity of Rose Quartz Crystal Grains
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The grains ranging in size, in light pink colour. 4.3 kg total, 1-16 mm
From Huanuco, Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Adult Woolly Rhinoceros Fossil Skull Top
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
From Coelodonta antiquitatis, comprising the upper part of the skull from the frontal bone to the top of the nasal bone. 4.85 kg, 68 cm
Found Oxfordshire, UK, clay pits. Acquired from Peter Lawrance, Cotswolds, UK, in 2002. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
The form of the woolly rhino’s skull and teeth had evolved to support its grazing lifestyle with its head dipped downwards towards the ground, even in its relaxed attitude. The skull is unusual in having both an extensively ossified nasal septum, probably evolved as a result of the heavy pressure on the horn and face when grazing, and a down-turned anterior region on the premaxilla that contacts the edge of the upper jaw. The shoulders were raised with a powerful hump, used to support the animal's massive front horn and also used for storing fat. -
Natural History - Meyeria Lobster Fossil Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 66-100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising two Meyeria magna lobster partials. 122 grams total, 72-76 mm
From Atherfield clay, Atherfield, Isle of Wight, UK. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
