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LOT 1924
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400,000 B.P.
3 in. (100 grams, 78 mm).
Carcharocles megalodon tooth with some good enamel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Florida, USA.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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Natural History - Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Pleistocene Age, circa 40,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
From the left side lower jaw of Ursus spelaeus displaying a canine and two other teeth. 314 grams, 25 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman.
The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum. -
Natural History - Historic Italian Cinnabar Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With cochineal-red crystals; supplied in a display box. 33.9 grams, 47 mm
From Italy. Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Boxed Citrine 'Porcupine' Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16
On a matrix with a thick cluster of dark orange citrine crystals; supplied in a labelled cardboard tray. 63 grams, 43 mm
From Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
