Natural History - Mixed Shell Group

20th century AD. A mixed group of sea shells including whelk, periwinkle and conch. Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. 381 grams total, 51-90mm (2 - 3 1/2"). [14, No Reser

Jurassic to Carboniferous Period, 199-3 million years B.P.. Mostly consisting of various species of ammonite, together with a number of shells. 362 grams total, 10-87 mm (3/8 - 3 3/8 in.). Acquired on

20th century AD. A quantity of mainly ochre-coloured cowrie shells. 779 grams total, 17-34mm (1/2 - 1 1/4"). Property of an Essex, UK collector; acquired on the UK art market, 1980-1990. [No Reserve]

. A mixed group of mineral specimens and a fossil comprising: twenty seven of chalcopyrite, four azurite on matrix, one citrine, one Flexicalimene trilobite. Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; ac

A mixed mineral group comprising: a rich dark blue crystalline mass of sodalite, a concave matrix surface invested with quartz, atacamite and malachite, a rashleighite specimen, and a lustrous white m

A mixed mineral group comprising: a limestone matrix with rare blue quartz inclusions, a domed basalt matrix richly covered in green olivine crystals, a powdery limestone matrix carpeted with celestit

20th century AD. A mixed group of chessmen in grey, tan and black polished stone. 553 grams total, 23-43mm (1 - 1 3/4"). Property of a Hampshire collector; from Mexico. [66, No Reserve]

20th century AD. A mixed group of chessmen in black and mottled grey stone. 3.7 kg total, 8-17cm (3 1/4 - 6 3/4"). Property of a Hampshire collector; from Mexico. [42, No Reserve]

Carboniferous-Cretaceous Period, 359-66 million years BP. A group of six fossils of different cllasses and periods, including four bivalves, a goniatite, and an ammonite, five in old white card trays

20th century AD. A quantity of Monetaria moneta or money cowrie shells; a traditional native currency. 779 grams total, 17-34mm (1/2 - 1 1/4"). Property of an Essex, UK collector; acquired on the UK a

Comprising: haematite, quartz, amethyst, aventurine, agate, dalmatian jasper and others. 793 grams total, 18-33 mm (3/4 - 1 1/4 in.). Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's

Including rock crystal pebble, desert rose (baryte) crystals, flint nodules and other types. 1.1 kg total, 32-96 mm (1 1/4 - 3 3/4 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various au

A mixed group of 50 polished mineral 'pebbles'. 1.12 kg total, 31-45 mm (1 1/4 - 1 3/4 in.). Mineral Imports, London, UK.Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). [50, No Reserve]

Carboniferous-Cretaceous Period, circa 305-113 million years B.P.. Comprising a mixed group of eight fossils in eight card trays, different species and types including: Rugose Coral from Toddington, D

A mixed group of 50 polished mineral specimens of various types, including haematite, quartz, red jasper, unakite, angelite, and others. 1.19 kg total, 27-44 mm (1 - 1 3/4 in.). Mineral Imports, Londo

A mixed group of 100 polished mineral 'pebbles'. 1 kg total, 20-34 mm (3/4 - 1 3/8 in.). Mineral Imports, London, UK.Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). [100, No Reserve]

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]

Carboniferous Period, 358.9-298.9 million years B.P. A mixed group of 17 fossil crinoid 'parts' of various types; held in a display box. 270 grams total, 21 x 16 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.). From the Fort

. A mixed group comprising: a galena block from Spain; a celestina block from Sicily; a large scalenahedral calcite crystal from Rumania; a block of cubic octahedral pyrite from Peru. 948 grams total,

Jurassic-Ordovician Periods, 201-445 million years BP. A group of five fossils comprising three trilobites: two Calymene sp., and one Phacops sp., and two Orthoceras sp. 725 grams, 48mm-12cm (2-4 3/4"

20th century AD. A mixed group comprising: three stone goblets, each with flared base, short stem and tapering body; four tubular stone vessels. 644 grams total, 61-90mm (2 1/2 - 3 3/4"). Property of

1st millennium BC and later. A mixed group of items comprising: a soapstone toucan figure; a marble cobble; a triangular terracotta fragment with handwritten note 'Found part of a [sic] ancient Greek

20th century AD. A mixed group of square tiles, each glazed to the upper face with a floral motif. 144 grams total, 40-49mm (1 3/4 - 2"). Property of a Hampshire collector; from Mexico. [6, No Reserve

A group of ten acrylic display domes, each filled with a quantity of polished specimens of a single mineral, comprising of sodalite, green agate, snowflake obsidian, leopardskin stone, tiger-eye, brec