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LOT 2769
Natural History - Satin Spar Wand Group [50]
2 - 2 3/4 in. (782 grams total, 50-71 mm).
With silky lustre, crystallised form of gypsum; each cut to a length. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2769
Natural History - Satin Spar Wand Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Historic 'Tsumeb, Namibia' Wulfenite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Displaying colourless square plates on a sandy-grey matrix, collection number 555; purchased for £68.50 from A.L.D. Milverton, Cheshire, in 1984. 18.7 grams, 55 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 - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Composed of biconical beads; restrung. 6.4 grams, 42 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Fossil Ammonite Group in Matrix
Lower Jurassic Period, circa 200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Group of Promicroceras ammonite fossils in a sedimentary matrix. 144 grams total, 97 mm
From Black Ven, Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK. Ex old British palaeological collection. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.