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LOT 2858
Natural History - Polished Malachite Sheet Collection [14]
1 3/8 - 2 3/4 in. (240 grams total, 37-70 mm).
Of irregular shapes with one polished face to display attractive banding. [14, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2858
Natural History - Polished Malachite Sheet Collection [14]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Natural History - Historic 'Australia' Opal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising six small specimens displaying blue and green colours, collection number 218. 6.01 grams total, 13-21 mm
Ex Miss Rawlinson in 1908. Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Large Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tooth
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A complete Mammuthus primigenius tooth. 2.5 kg, 22 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Historic 'Kirgiz, Russia' Stibnite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Displaying excellent crystal formations, collection number 434; bought from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd for £25.00 in the 1980s. 116 grams, 68 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
