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LOT 2334
Polished 'Orca' Agate Display Piece
4 in. (554 grams, 99 mm).
Polished freestanding stone with attractive white formations against a dark background. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Group of Three [3] Large Cut and Polished Agate Geode Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Each showing characteristic banding and crystal-lined cavities. 2.2 kg total, 9.3-11 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Polished Goniatite and Orthoceras Fossil Round Lidded Box
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Good-sized cylindrical box with a lid carved from fossiliferous stone, the lid set with a goniatite specimen. 766 grams, 11 cm wide
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising two tapering teeth with brown enamel; repaired and restored. 82 grams total, 65-76 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long.