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LOT 2778
Collection of Three [3] Cut and Polished Malawi Agate Geode Halves
3 5/8 - 6 1/4 in. (2.12 kg total including box, 9.2-16 cm).
Comprising three specimens with polished cut faces, showing strong banding and crystal-lined interior. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Malawi.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2778
Collection of Three [3] Cut and Polished Malawi Agate Geode Halves
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of coin-shaped beads interspersed with small tubular beads, teardrop-shaped pendant; restrung. 25 grams, 33 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. -
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Group of Twenty Five [25] Pink Dolomite Crystal Display Sections
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Boxed group of irregular, vibrant pink sections. 5.06 kg total including box, 5.5-11.5 cm
From Morocco, West Africa. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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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.
