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LOT 2589
Natural Large Shell Collection
2 3/8 - 8 1/4 in. (1.25 kg total, 6.1-21 cm).
A collection of various shells including a piece of pottery with marine encrustations, and a large shell with natural iridescence to the inner face. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceBurwell collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Polished Rutilated Quartz Sphere Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising three clear quartz marbles, each with needle-like inclusions of rutile. 43 grams total, 21-22 mm
Ex property of a UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Fossil Plesiosaur Vertebra
Jurassic Period, circa 200-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Retaining the majority of the body of the vertebra. 1.02 kg, 16 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Clear Quartz Rock Crystal Point Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising one hundred clear prismatic points. 820 grams total, 26-45 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.