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LOT 2342
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
OVER 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 5/8 in. (29.4 grams, 11.8 cm).
Containing several insects and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Cased Amethyst Crystal Pendant Group [8]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Dark purple crystals set in white metal sleeves with free-running suspension loops; supplied in display cases. 122 grams total, 58 x 40 x 20 mm including case each
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Display
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Set on a textured freestanding matrix and polished to reveal the internal gas chambers. 1.9 kg, 25 cm high
From the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate Section Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three freestanding examples, each cut and polished to reveal internal banding, two with enhanced colour. 1.68 kg total, 11.2-12.2 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
