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LOT 2481
Two Large Cut and Polished Slabs of Rare Vintage Blue John Fluorite
9 7/8 - 10 in. (935 grams total, 25.1-25.6 cm).
Two irregular slabs showing typical purple, blue and white banding. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the UK.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2481
Two Large Cut and Polished Slabs of Rare Vintage Blue John Fluorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Manganese Dendrite Landscape Plaque Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A group of three sawn rectangular shale specimens, each displaying manganese oxide dendrites resembling ferns and branching vegetation. 410 grams total, 10.9 x 7 - 9.7 x 7.6 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Vinctifer Jianghanichthys Species Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 56-48 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
On a rectangular matrix, showing good detail. 168 grams, 13.5 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. -
Fossil Shrimp Plate
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Rectangular matrix containing three good-sized shrimps. 417 grams, 15.2 x 9.1 cm
From Lebanon. From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.
