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LOT 2655
Unpolished Natural Amber Group
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P
3/8 - 3/4 in. (49 grams total, 8-21 mm).
A large group of unpolished amber pieces, each pierced through the centre for stringing. [99, No Reserve]
ProvenanceIan Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Amethyst Bead Necklace Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising three necklaces, each composed of facetted tubular amethyst beads and ellipsoid tabular centerpiece, with floral gold-coloured spacers; restrung. 211 grams total, 52-72 cm
Ex property of a West London, UK, gentleman; his collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. -
Phacops Fossil Trilobite in Matrix
Devonian Period, circa 444-439 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The aquatic arthropod showing good detail to the carapace, resting on an irregular matrix. 158 grams, 74 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Historic Gold Ore Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Displaying earthy-yellow, yellowish brown and gold-yellow colours, collection number 251. 3.4 grams, 21 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
