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LOT 2595
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
25 1/4 in. (196 grams, 64 cm long).
Restrung using polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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LOT 2595
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Natural History - Historic Collection of Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: granite from near Harare, Zimbabwe, collection number 587; bornite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 215; citrine from Brazil, collection number 55; schist from Skiathos Island, Greece, collection number 514; a large flint sample from Greenford, Middlesex, collection number 430; chalcopyrite from Cornwall, collection number 4; hemimorphite from Mexico, collection number 27; pyrite from Mexico, collection number 104; azurite and malachite from Mexico, collection number 75. 1.7 kg total, 4.1-12 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Each specimen accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Polished Malachite Sheet Collection [14]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Of irregular shapes with one polished face to display attractive banding. 240 grams total, 37-70 mm
From Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Display Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising six specimens composed of small, well-formed crystals. 1.41 kg total, 58-80 mm
From Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).