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LOT 2776
Boxed and Labelled Mineral Specimen Collection
8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (395 grams, 21 x 16 cm overall).
A group of natural and polished crystal and minerals each held within a labelled card tray. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Surrey lady; previously in the private collection of Patrick Phillips, Weybridge, Surrey, UK; the collection formed since the early 1970s; thence by descent 2019.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 2776
Boxed and Labelled Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Crystal and Mineral Display Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: fluorite, pyrite, sodalite, double-terminated quartz crystal, quartz, kyanite, almandine garnet, and others. 707 grams total, 3.3-10.2 cm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
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100 Gypsum Desert Rose Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A group of 100 gypsum mini-desert roses. 190 grams total, 10-24 mm
Fine condition.
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Fly in Baltic Amber
Pliocene Epoch, 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A roughly triangular piece with a fly inclusion. 0.28 grams, 14 mm
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.
