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LOT 2470
Agate and Amethyst 'Window' Display
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 140-120 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/4, 14 in. (3.15 kg, 24.5 x 16 x 11 cm, 35.5 cm including stand).
Polished geode section with six rounded openings creating windows to the inside of the geode, the internal walls lined with vibrant purple amethyst crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 2470
Agate and Amethyst 'Window' Display
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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Large Group of Four Hundred [400] Cut and Polished Mini Agate Geode Halves
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Large group of cut geodes with internal cavities, most with crystal-lined interiors. 2.02 kg total, 16-40 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Large Polished Ammonite Platter
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
A circular composite plate of overlapping Cleoniceras sp. ammonites. 583 grams, 22.7 cm
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Post Medieval Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Composed of spherical, melon, and other beads, central feature a facetted biconical bead; restrung. 30 grams, 36.5 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.