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LOT 2826
Collection of Six [6] Cut and Polished Agate Geode Sections
4 7/8 - 6 1/4 in. (2.75 kg total, 12.3-16 cm).
Comprising six polished sections, four showing vibrant red to brown to white banding, and having felt-backed bases; one with a cut base and green banding. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2826
Collection of Six [6] Cut and Polished Agate Geode Sections
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Large Polished and Felt-Backed Agate Coaster Set of Six [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
In graduating sizes and showing contrasting banding. 756 grams total, 9.7-13.9 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Large Cut and Polished Agate Geode Slice Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: a circular slice with light grey to cream banding with colourless quartz crystals; an irregular slice with brown banding and pale purple and colourless amethyst and quartz crystals; an irregular slice with dark grey to light grey banding. 930 grams total, 17-29 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Historic Spartan Basalt Cut and Polished Dark Green Porphyry Slab
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Cut and polished section, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times; mounted on a custom-made metal display stand. 9.82 kg total, 44 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus.