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LOT 0388
Egg-Shaped Amethyst Crystal Geode Display with Calcite
13 1/2 in. (17.1 kg total, 34.5 cm including stand).
Large, polished section of geode showing prismatic dark purple amethyst crystals on the inner surface with a large mass of calcite to one side, the calcite with clusters of small quartz crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 0388
Egg-Shaped Amethyst Crystal Geode Display with Calcite
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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Amethyst Crystal Display Piece
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A cut section of a geode lined with dark purple amethyst crystals. 2.94 kg, 25 cm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
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Cut and Polished Green Malachite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising twenty specimens with polished faces displaying attractive banding and 'eye' formations, some pierced, one with a small heart-shaped opening. 210 grams total, 19-38 mm
From Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Part Polished Mixed Agate Mineral Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising one hundred partly tumbled pebbles, remains of slurry to the pebbles. 1.45 kg total, 19-41 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
