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LOT 2547
Natural History - Purple Agate Crystal Geode Cut Half Group
3 1/4 - 4 3/8 in. (735 grams total, 8.3-11 cm).
The exposed internal cavities filled with small crystals; in enhanced purple colour. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2547
Natural History - Purple Agate Crystal Geode Cut Half Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Fossil Crab
Eocene Period, circa 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A rare Harpactocacinus punctatus crab on a matrix. 600 grams, 12.5 cm
From Verona, Italy. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
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Natural History - Fossil Shrimps in Matrices
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A pair of rectangular sedimentary matrices, each containing a fossil shrimp. 139 grams total, 56-71 mm
From Lebanon. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Giganteus Crab
Neogene Period, circa 15-12 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
A well preserved and prepared complete Tumidocarcinus giganteus from a classic fossil location; witha handwritten provenance label to verso. 926 grams, 17 cm
Found by Mike Kemper, Waipare, Mount Cass, New Zealand, February 2014. From the private collection of a Lancashire gentleman.
