Natural History - Native Copper in Polished Display

An unusual specimen of native copper in matrix from Michigan, USA, with a sawn and polished face exposing the copper, coated with an acrilic to prevent oxidation of the copper. Found Michigan, USA; fr

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

A nodule of malachite with lustrous sheen of pale and dark green, section cut from top showing internal structure. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Ll

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]

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.

A cut and polished agate slice displaying crystals to the exposed inner surfaces; a naturally-occurring smiling face formed in the polished surface composed of two large circular eyes and a crescent-s

A pair of fluorite spheres displaying white, green and purple crystal formation and with rainbow reflections; both in a white cardboard display box. From China; from the historic ‘Victorian Museum��

Palaeozoic Period, 350 million years BP. A polished display plate of Orthoceras regulare, showing the fossil structures. 1.7 kg, 24.5cm (9 3/4"). From an old Cambridge, UK, collection; from the Atlas

An exceedingly fine display specimen of labradorite, polished on one side, with blue, yellow, and green 'schiller' on the entire polished side and blue schiller on the unpolished back face. From Madag

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

A piece of native gold mounted in a perspex display box. From USA; from the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co.

35 pieces of Copper from Arizona. Coppery red native copper in interesting shapes from Arizona. Natural History Specimen. Lot also includes a bag of copper in Selenite from Arizona. From the estate of

Each with one polished face to display the internal contrasting banding. 308 grams total, 22-43 mm (7/8 - 1 5/8 in.). From the People's Democratic Republic of Congo.Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.Greg

Found 2022 A.D. The cut and polished slice held in a custom-made collector's display box. 51 grams total, 84 mm wide including case (3 3/8 in.). From the Sahara Desert, North Africa. Property of a Sus

Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P. The extinct nautiloid cephalopod polished to reveal the internal gas chambers and set on a textured freestanding matrix. 15.8 kg, 1.01 m (39 3/4 in.).

Jurassic Period, 201-145 million years BP. A group of cut and polished ammonite halves revealing the inner chambers, two in old white card trays with A.B. Cotterill Collection, Wollaton, Nottingham, U

Copper Plate Published 1757, London for "Spectacle de la nature: Or, Nature Display'd" by Noel Antoine Pluche. Folds as issued. Paper Size: 10 x 7.5 inch (25 X 19cm) Mixed condition, around half in go

A specimen of chalcopyrite (copper pyrite) showing iridescence typical of the weathered mineral, but in an unusually intense blue-green; in plastic display box with label on underside reading: 'Peacoc

Incl Ethiopia, Circassian/Georgian Lady, and Turkey. Copper Plate Published 1794-1810, London for "A Genuine and Universal System of Natural History" by Carl Linnaeus and Ebenezer Sibly. Illustrated a

"Negroes Aborigines of Africa" Hand Colored Copper Plate Published C1821 by Thomas Kelly, London for "A Natural History, General and Particular..." by The Comte de Buffon and William Smellie. Paper Si

Copper Plate Published 1794-1810, London for "A Genuine and Universal System of Natural History" by Carl Linnaeus and Ebenezer Sibly. Illustrated after George Edwards, Bloch, Knorr, Buffon and others.

"Negroes Aborigines of Africa" Hand Colored Copper Plate Published C1821 by Thomas Kelly, London for "A Natural History, General and Particular..." by The Comte de Buffon and William Smellie. Paper Si

Dingo & Pygmy Opossum. Copper Plates Published 1800-26 by G.Kearsley, London for "General Zoology or Systematic Natural History" by George Shaw. Paper Size: 9 x 6 inch (23 x 15cm) Good Condition overa

Devonian Period, 417-354 million years BP. A rectangular stone block displaying orthoceras fossils, polished on all six faces. 8 kg, 30 x 7 x 14cm (11 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 5 1/2"). Property of a London gentl