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LOT 2757
Amethyst Crystal Display with Calcite
14 1/2 in. (12.8 kg total, 37 cm including stand).
Rounded section of a geode with polished edges lined with light purple amethyst crystals; light yellow calcite to the centre with a smaller calcite to the side, both with drusy quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 2757
Amethyst Crystal Display with Calcite
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Mounted Amethyst Crystal Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
A polished geode section lined with large well-formed prismatic amethyst crystals displaying deep purple colour; mounted on a custom-made wooden display stand. 2.95 kg total, 23.5 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Fossil Keichousaurus Marine Reptile Skeleton
Triassic Period, circa 250 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Comprising a complete Keichousaurus hui skeleton on a rectangular matrix. 197 grams, 11.7 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, a member of the Pleurosaur family, which went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters, and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs. -
A Very Large Quantity of Durango Apatite Crystal Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Mainly comprising pale yellow hexagonal crystal sections, some showing red to brown colours. 1.01 kg total including box, 6-20 mm
From Mexico. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
