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LOT 1795
Natural History - Mocha Stone (Dendritic Limestone) Tile Group [3]
3 3/4 - 5 1/8 in. (342 grams total, 9.6-13 cm).
Superb examples exhibiting finely formed dendrites of manganese oxide. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom India.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1795
Natural History - Mocha Stone (Dendritic Limestone) Tile Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Fossil Sand Shark Tooth Display
Eocene Period, circa 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising seven teeth in a square display frame. 41 grams total, 13 cm high including case
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Vanadianite with Psilomelane Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a cluster of red-orange vanadinite crystals on botryoidal psilomelane. 45 grams, 62 mm
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 - Canis Teilhardi Ice Age Wolf's Skull
Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene Period, circa 5.3 million-60,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Partially fossilised and near complete, retaining many of the animal's teeth; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 2.18 kg total, 24.5 cm high including stand
From the private collection of a London gentleman.