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LOT 2666
Natural History - Woolly Rhinoceros Lower Back Tooth
ICE AGE, 50,000-20,000 YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (140 grams, 81 mm).
With substantial roots. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Yakutsk, Permafrost Region, Siberia.
Acquired from an old Dutch collection.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
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Natural History - Historic 'Brazil' Marcasite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Displaying metallic green and grey colours, collection number 71. 499 grams, 82 mm
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Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Historic 'Tsumeb, South West Africa' Dioptase on Calcite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Displaying emerald-green dioptase crystals on a matrix of rhombohedral calcite with some hematite present, collection number 569, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. 76 grams, 50 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.
