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LOT 2031
Natural History - Meteoritic Tektite Group
1 1/2 - 2 5/8 in. (257 grams total, 37-68 mm).
A group of eight black meteoritic tektites with pocked surfaces. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx UK art market, 1970s.
Property of a London gentleman.
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonite Display
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
A fossil ammonite mounted on a matrix style display base; some restoration. 4.1 kg, 22 cm high
From Madagascar. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Unpolished Thick Cut Amethyst Crystal Slab
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
An unpolished, cut banded amethyst crystal slab; '52' inked to one face. 1.9 kg, 25 cm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A graduated string of tumbled natural variegated lapis lazuli pebble beads with clasp. 139 grams, 45 cm long
Fine condition.
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman.