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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
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Lobster and London Clay Crab Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 100-66 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: the body of a crab with remnants of the front claw; a large section of a fossilised lobster. 184 grams total, 5-11.3 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. -
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Woolly Rhinoceros Large Upper Jaw Tooth
Devensian Period, circa 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large size tooth with partial root and dark brown enamel. 210 grams, 96 mm
Perma frost of Siberia. From a Netherlands collector in the 2020s. From a private collection. -
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A Mosasaur prognathodon tooth with some root, showing good enamel; repaired. 120 grams, 13.2 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
