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LOT 2875
Ruby in Zoisite Mineral Display Specimen
2 3/8 in. (190 grams, 60 mm).
A large hexagonal ruby in green zoisite. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Fossil Woolly Rhinoceros Vertebra
Pleistocene Epoch, circa 50,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A Coelodonta antiquitatis woolly rhinoceros vertebra. 330 grams, 10 cm
Brown Bank, Dogger beds, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. -
Twinned Quartz Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising large twinned quartz crystal with smaller crystals on the side. 274 grams, 13.1 cm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Mushroom and Lettuce Coral Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising one lettuce coral specimen and three mushroom coral specimens. 1.19 kg total, 10.4-33 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
N.B. This lot is for UK buyers only.