Natural History - Polished Large Septarian Egg with

A group of five polished mineral 'eggs' in onyx, banded agate, serpentine(?"). 1.3 kg total, 69-80mm (2 3/4 - 3 1/4"). Ex Thompson collection, Devon, UK. [5, No Reserve]

20th century AD. A mixed pair of polished stones comprising: a petrified wood ovoid in grey and brown showing original wood grain, on a stand with three scrolled legs; a large dark iridescent obsidian

A mixed group of polished mineral 'eggs' including onyx, amethyst(?), serpentine(?"). 484 grams total, 48-64mm (2 - 2 1/2"). Ex Thompson collection, Devon, UK. [4, No Reserve]

A group of six polished gemstone eggs including: marble, jasper, fossiliferous limestone, etc. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); for

Miocene Period, circa 25 million years B.P.. Composed of several fossil sea urchins or sand dollars in a matrix. 4.6 kg, 34.5 cm (13 5/8 in.). From France.

Upper Devonian Period, 370 million years B.P.. The freestanding textured matrix containing four specimens. 1.77 kg, 18 cm high (7 1/8 in.). Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. [No Reserve]

A pair of large prism cut fluorite polished points with bands of colour ranging from jade green, purple and clear, with 'rainbow' reflections in the body and at the points. From China; from the histor

Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.. Polished to highlight the various inclusions. 6.21 grams, 40 mm (1 5/8 in.). Property of the vendor's father, thence by descent.From the private collecti

Jurassic Period, Bacocian Stage, 168-172 million years BP. A large polished oolite Lytoceras sp. chambered ammonite from Arbala, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco, with the distinctive pattern of the cr

A large cut and polished sheet of snowflake obsidian with white spherulites of albite. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ and later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly G

Comprising lacquered porphyry slice of irregular shape, cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times between the 1st and 5th century A.D. 917 grams, 28 cm (11

. The colour ranging from light to dark green. 516 grams total, 5-13 mm (1/4 - 1/2 in.). Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). [No Reserve]

Large group of cut and polished rocks and geode slabs. Sizes range from 2" to 9".

A large polished boulder of labradorite from Madagascar, with rich colour play on most faces, principally blues and golds. 2.99 kg, 18cm (7") From Madagascar; from the historic ‘Victorian Museum’

Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P. A composite plate containing a large number of variously sized ammonites, polished upper face. 835 grams, 24.7 cm (9 3/4 in.). From Madagascar. From a

A large piece of cut and polished malachite with lustrous sheen of pale and dark green, pale crystals between nodules. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley

Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P. A large sized freestanding textured matrix with two Goniatite sp. specimens and a single Orthoceras sp. specimen. 896 grams, 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.). Fro

Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P. Cut and polished from a single fossiliferous block and each side set with a large Goniatite sp. specimen. 3.4 kg total, 15.3 cm high each (6 in.). Fro

Ordovician Period, 360 million years BP. A large cut and polished straight cephalopod Orthoceras sp. 295 grams total, 12.5cm (5"). From an old Lincolnshire collection 1980s; from Erfoud, Morocco, Nort

Woodblocks Published 1896 by John C. Nimmo, London for "A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds" By the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris, printed Benjamin Fawcett. Printed in colours and fin

Woodblocks Published 1896 by John C. Nimmo, London for "A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds" By the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris, printed Benjamin Fawcett. Printed in colours and fin

Bacocian stage of the Jurassic Period, 168-172 million years BP. A large polished chambered ammonite Oolite sloenbachia sp. from Arbala, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco. 740 grams, 15cm (6"). Property

A large pink agate crystal slice, polished on both faces; colour-enhanced. 484 grams, 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.). From Antigas, Uraguay.Mineral Imports, London, UK.Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). [No R

. With enhanced pink-colour and also showing translucent to opaque quartz crystals. 539 grams, 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.). Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). [No Reserve]