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Polished Amber with Midges
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Orange translucent amber with a pair of Diptera inclusions. 3.5 grams , 37 mm
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Fossil Lobster on Matrix
Jurrassic Period, circa 161-143 million years B.P.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With large claws, from the Solnhofen limestone. 268 grams, 12.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Crab with Both Claws
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
Comprising the body and both front legs with claws. 34.6 grams, 60 mm
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. -
3.95 Carat Rough Natural Sapphire Crystal
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Opaque dark blue crystal showing lamellar twinning. 0.79 grams, 9 mm
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite Specimen Collection
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three polished specimens showing the internal structure. 360 grams total, 60-91 mm
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. -
Brown Druzy Quartz Stalagmite Geode Display
Circa 140-120 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £550
A polished underside of a geode containing upward-reaching stalagmites covered in druzy brown quartz and small, sparkling white quartz crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 6 kg, 15 x 30 x 17cm, 20 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Coloured Quartz Composite Nodule
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composite nodule with enhanced green crystals. 115 grams total, 53-56 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
![Group of Fourteen [14] Large Amethyst and Smoky Quartz Crystal Points](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/255966-s.jpg)
Group of Fourteen [14] Large Amethyst and Smoky Quartz Crystal Points
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Group of fourteen pyramidal points. 2.88 kg total, 58-84 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
![Group of Thirty-Two [32] Cut Half Agate Geode and Blue Calcite Mineral Specimens](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/255989-s.jpg)
Group of Thirty-Two [32] Cut Half Agate Geode and Blue Calcite Mineral Specimens
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Boxed group of cut agate geodes, most with crystal-lined cavities, and pale-blue calcite specimens. 1.85 kg total, 29-52 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Bismuth Crystal Display Formation
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Cluster of hopper crystals exhibiting a stairstep crystal structure and iridescent colours. 15 grams, 33 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Two Large Cut and Polished Slabs of Rare Vintage Blue John Fluorite
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Two irregular slabs showing typical purple, blue and white banding. 935 grams total, 25.1-25.6 cm
From the UK. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Polished Labradorite Sphere
Precambrian Period, Pan-African Orogeny, circa 600-500 million years B.P.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £385
A large, polished sphere of labradorite showing characteristic, mainly blue labradorescence. 2.04 kg, 10.5 cm
From Madagascar. Property of a London lady.
