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LOT 1770
Natural History - Polished Amethyst Crystal Group
5/8 - 1 in. (427 grams total, 16-26 mm).
A group of 100 polished amethyst 'pebbles'. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1770
Natural History - Polished Amethyst Crystal Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
A string of graduated beads formed from the bones of the woolly mammoth Mammuthus primigenius. 209 grams, 60 cm long
Property of a North London gentleman. -
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A group of four eggshell sections from the giant elephant bird Aepyornis; held in a white card collector's tray. 56 grams total, 38-78 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
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Natural History - Polished Baltic Amber with Large Diptera Fly
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £121
A good sized polished block of Baltic amber with multiple inclusions including a large Diptera insect. 7.56 grams, 63 mm
Fine condition.
From the Baltic Sea coast, Primorskoje mine, Kaliningrad. English collection formed in the 1990s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. Accompanied by an illustrated identification card with provenance.
