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LOT 2599
Boxed Topaz Mineral Specimen Group [14]
7/8 in. (112 grams total, 21-23 mm).
Each specimen with multiple crystals and set in a foam insert within a labelled specimen box. [14, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Mexico.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Topaz Pebble Collection [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Each colourless pebble with a cut 'window'. 1.55 kg total, 29-40 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Historic Opal Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Displaying iridescent milk-opal in a pale creamy-brown matrix, collection number 625. 105 grams, 65 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Insects in Polished Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.PSold for (Inc. bp): £59
A large piece with insect and other inclusions. 6.61 grams, 55 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.