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LOT 2421
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Bowl
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 7/8 in. (242 grams, 12.4 cm).
Shallow, rounded profile, carved from fossiliferous stone [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: pale pink heulandite from Nasik, India; galena from Sweet Water Mine, Missouri, USA; azurite and malachite from shaft no. 3, TCL Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia; aragonite 'sputnik' from Spain; galena and sphalerite from Callow Hill Quarry, Fontesbury, Shropshire; sphalerite with pyrite from Huaron Mining District, Cerro de Pasco, Peru; cluster of apophyllite crystals from Poona, India; stilbite from Poona, India; wolframite from Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria; malachite displaying some silky lustre from the Democratic Republic of Congo. 893 grams total, 32-66 mm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman. -
Large Fossil Perisphinctes Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 174-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Perisphinctids indogermanus fossil ammonite showing clear ribbing. 867 grams, 14 cm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Other Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Composed mainly of polished irregular beads; metal hook-and-loop closure. 59.8 grams, 54.5 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
