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LOT 2474
3.95 Carat Rough Natural Sapphire Crystal
3/8 in. (0.79 grams, 9 mm).
Opaque dark blue crystal showing lamellar twinning. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Large Rough Aquamarine Crystal on Plinth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Sub-translucent formation of greenish-blue aquamarine set on a wooden display stand. 3.42 kg total, 22 cm high including stand
From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady. -
Fossil Douvilleiceras Mammilatum Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 113-100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Showing prominent ribbing and some iridescence. 167 grams, 71 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. -
Fossil Pliomera Fisheri Trilobite in Matrix
Middle Ordovician Period, 485-470 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
In a partially curled, defensive posture showing the characteristic notched pygidium. 83.3 grams, 66 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.
