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LOT 2291
Druzy Quartz Crystal Geode Display
CIRCA 140-120 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 1/4 x 8 5/8 x 4, 12 1/2 in. (4.13 kg, 26 x 22 x 10 cm, 32 cm including stand).
Cut section of geode lined with dark grey to almost black druzy quartz crystals, creating a shimmering effect; two cut stalagmites with polished upper face showing attractive dark banding; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 2291
Druzy Quartz Crystal 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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Fossil Mioplosus Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
On a rectangular matrix and showing good detail on the spine and fins. 709 grams, 20.2 cm
From Green River formation, Wyoming, USA. 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. -
Polished Fossil Ammonite Plate
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composite plate with cut ammonite slices set in resin. 163 grams, 11.9 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Manganese Dendrite Landscape Plaque Group
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising three limestone plaques, each with dendritic inclusions resembling ferns and branching vegetation. 245 grams total, 6.4 x 4.7 - 11.2 x 6.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
