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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 Stunning Orpiment Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Displaying vivid yellow, red and reddish-orange colours, high arsenic content, collection number 345. 185 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. -
Natural History - Large Composite Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth Assemblage
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
An assemblage of Mosasaur prognathodon teeth, attached to a jaw-shaped matrix for display; all set in a composite matrix. 6.59 kg, 37 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Natural History - Historic 'Manciano, Tuscany' Stibnite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Displaying a spray of well-formed acicular crystals on a light grey matrix, the stilbite crystals with bluish iridescence, collection number 598; bought from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd for £48.00 in the 1980s, with an old label. 481 grams, 12.5 cm
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.
