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LOT 2450
Box of Twenty-Seven [27] Desert Rose Specimens
2 1/8 - 2 7/8 in. (2.67 kg total, 55-72 mm).
Boxed group comprising twenty-seven specimens of radiating clusters of flattened crystals forming flower-like formations. [27, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2450
Box of Twenty-Seven [27] Desert Rose Specimens
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Group of Twenty [20] Cut and Polished Malachite Eye Sections
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising twenty botryoidal malachite specimens showing 'eye' motifs. 243 grams total, 18-38 mm
From the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Vinctifer Jianghanichthys Species Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 56-48 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
On a rectangular matrix, showing good detail. 168 grams, 13.5 cm
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. -
Two Large Cut and Polished Agate Geode Slices
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Two highly polished translucent slices with brown and grey banding with quartz crystal formation inside, one resembling a 'smiley face'. 478 grams total, 16.1-17 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
