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LOT 2874
Aquamarine Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
4 in. (488 grams, 99 mm).
A light blue hexagonal aquamarine crystal on matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Rutilated Quartz Crystal Sphere Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Clear quartz sphere with fine rutile needles, pyrite inclusions, and hematite(?) platelets. 74 grams, 37 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Fly in Polished Amber
Pliocene Epoch, 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A cylindrical section of honey-coloured amber containing a small fly to one side. 1.29 grams, 15 mm
From Colombia, South America. 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. -
Deep Purple Amethyst Crystals with Calcite 'Snowballs'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
A cut section of a geode with polished edges, lined with well-formed deep purple and lavender coloured amethyst crystals, prismatic quartz crystals, and snowball-shaped formations of calcite with druzy quartz, most amethyst crystals with minute quartz crystals; accompanied by two display stands, one tall and one smaller. 45 kg total, 73.5 cm including smaller stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady.
