Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 1701
Natural History - Polished Mineral Specimen Group
1 1/4 - 1 3/4 in. (1.12 kg total, 31-45 mm).
A mixed group of 50 polished mineral 'pebbles'. [50, No Reserve]
Provenance
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Natural History - Barrandeops Fossil Trilobite
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A fossil Morocops barrandeops sp. trilobite on a matrix. 331 grams, 85 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Muscovite Crystal Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
A finely formed cluster of flat, hexagonal muscovite crystals; held in a white card tray with label reading: 'MUSCOVITE, Minas Gerias, Brazil'. 33.4 grams, 53 mm
From Brazil. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - British Polished Ichthyosaur Vertebrae Display
Jurassic Period, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A polished fossil Ichthyosaur sp. vertebrae section in a jet matrix, partially pyritised; Upper Lias. 236 grams, 16.5 cm
From Sandsend, Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK. Property of a Leicestershire, UK, private collector.
Ichthyosaurs (Greek for "fish lizard" - ichthus meaning "fish" and sauros meaning "lizard") were giant marine reptiles that resembled dolphins, in a textbook example of parallel evolution. They thrived during much of the Mesozoic era; based on fossil evidence, they first appeared approximately 245 million years ago and disappeared about 90 million years ago, about 25 million years before the dinosaurs became extinct.
