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LOT 2476
Brown Druzy Quartz Stalagmite Geode Display
CIRCA 140-120 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 7/8 x 11 3/4 x 6 5/8, 7 7/8 in. (6 kg, 15 x 30 x 17cm, 20 cm including stand).
A polished underside of a geode containing upward-reaching stalagmites covered in druzy brown quartz and small, sparkling white quartz crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 2476
Brown Druzy Quartz Stalagmite Geode Display
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£550 (EUR 638; USD 743) +BP*
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of coin-shaped and tubular beads with a teardrop-shaped pendant, restrung. 30.8 grams, 33.5 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Set of Woolly Rhinoceros Teeth
Devensian Period, circa 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising four teeth from the lower right jaw of a large male. 640 grams total, 8.1-11.8 cm
Perma frost of Siberia. From a Netherlands collector in the 2020s. From a private collection. -
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Egg Pair
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two polished fossiliferous eggs, each showing a partial Orthoceras specimen. 300 grams total, 49-67 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.
