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LOT 0448
Agate Geode Display with Pink Druzy Quartz
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 120-140 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 7/8 x 6 5/8 x 3 1/8, 9 1/2 in. (2.88 kg, 17.5 x 17 x 8 cm, 24 cm including stand).
With thick agate borders and an interior window revealing pink druzy coating over nascent stalactites; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
From Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 0448
Agate Geode Display with Pink Druzy Quartz
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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