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LOT 2493
Natural History - Large Leopard Stone Mineral Specimen Group
1 3/4 - 2 3/8 in. (1 kg total, 45-59 mm).
Eighteen red leopard skin jasper samples in various shades of red. [18, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously J.R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898).
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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LOT 2493
Natural History - Large Leopard Stone Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Fossil Gibba Trilobite
Upper Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Crotalocephalina gibba trilobite on a matrix. 148 grams, 67 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Sporadoceras Goniatite
Upper Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Polished through the shell to reveal the calcite preserved inside and showing the dividing gas chambers; freestanding. 534 grams, 11.8 cm
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Composed of graduated coin-shaped beads, with hook-and-eye clasp. 59 grams, 44 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.