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LOT 2647
Pyrite Crystal 'Fool's Gold' Chunk Group [100]
3/8 - 1 in. (632 grams total, 10-27 mm).
Comprising one hundred specimens of intergrown crystals. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Large Lapis Lazuli Sphere
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £96
A spectacular large polished sphere of lapis lazuli, polished to show its beautiful structure. 10 kg, 18 cm
Property of an Indian gentleman living in London; previously from an Indian collection. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. -
Fossil Fish on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a curving body on a rectangular limestone matrix, showing elongated head with pointed jaws, small fins and forked tail, possibly Aspidorhynchus. 1.45 kg, 34.4 cm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Knightia Fossil Fish on Matrix Group
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising three rounded matrices, each with a Knightia alta specimen. 194 grams total, 70-85 mm
From Wyoming, USA. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.