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LOT 2234
Natural History - Ruby in Zoisite Specimen Group [100]
3/4 - 1 1/2 in. (1.26 kg total, 21-40 mm).
Comprising variously sized irregular chunks. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Tanzania.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2234
Natural History - Ruby in Zoisite Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Shell and Fossil Group
Upper Devonian Period, circa 419-358 million years B.P.-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including a Phacops rana trilobite and other types. 890 grams total, 5.1-18 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Column
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising polished Orthoceras sp. specimens on a textured freestanding matrix. 1.85 kg, 24 cm high
From the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Leaf Group
Eocene Period, circa 58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Two matrices containing fossil leaves of the Salix sp. and a Betula sp. (birch) together with other partials. 137 grams total, 7.3-13 cm
From Wyoming (Green River Formation), Uintah County, Utah, USA. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.