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LOT 2489
Carved Stone Aries Figure
3 1/8 in. (82 grams, 79 mm).
Carved from a brown veined stone as a standing goat with large curving horns, fleece detailing to the back. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx S.M. London collection, UK, 1970-1990s.
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Petrified tree section of 40-46mm thickness with finely polished finish to upper and lower faces and set into resin; edges slightly chamfered. 26.2 kg, 68 cm
From the private collection of Mr J.G., UK, a company executive.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising: a cleaved octahedron fluorite crystal from Illinois, USA; citrine geode slice; quartz with pyrite(?); octahedral pyrite with serpentine; hexagonal yellow calcite in matrix; fire opal set in egg-shaped matrix; an unidentified mineral specimen with flower-like clusters of reddish brown crystals. 1.08 kg total, 36-99 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
