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LOT 2430
Natural Stone Collection
2 - 3 1/8 in. (1.06 kg total, 50-79 mm).
Including an ashtray and two paperweights carved from banded stone. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceBurwell collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Dendritic Limestone 'Plant-Like Formation' Tile Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Each a rectangular slice with radiating growths. 591 grams total, 11.9-14.3 cm
From India. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Lidded Yellow Quartz Vessel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
An acorn-shaped vessel with fluted body and lid, narrow flat base and onion-knop finial to the lid. 404 grams, 13 cm high
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. -
Fossil Megalodon Extinct Giant Shark's Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying some enamel. 9.96 grams, 44 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.