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LOT 2421
Natural History - Shell and Fossil Group
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 419-358 MILLION YEARS B.P.-20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 7 1/8 in. (890 grams total, 5.1-18 cm).
Including a Phacops rana trilobite and other types. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Natural History - Fossil Fly
Eocene Period, circa 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
In a rounded sandstone matrix. 34.25 grams, 57 mm
From South West Wyoming (Green River Formation), USA. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Composed of graduated coin-shaped beads, with hook-and-eye clasp. 73 grams, 43 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Mixed Polished Mineral Specimen Pebble Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: haematite, quartz, amethyst, aventurine, agate, dalmatian jasper and others. 793 grams total, 18-33 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).