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LOT 2479
Group of Thirty-Two [32] Cut Half Agate Geode and Blue Calcite Mineral Specimens
1 1/8 - 2 in. (1.85 kg total, 29-52 mm).
Boxed group of cut agate geodes, most with crystal-lined cavities, and pale-blue calcite specimens. [32, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2479
Group of Thirty-Two [32] Cut Half Agate Geode and Blue Calcite Mineral Specimens
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Massive Deep Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
Circa 140-120 million years B.P.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,750
A large freestanding geode display with polished edges, the interior lined with rich, deep purple amethyst crystals. 177 kg, 63 x 72 x 37 cm
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite Specimen Collection
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three polished specimens showing the internal structure. 360 grams total, 60-91 mm
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. -
Mixed Ireland, Scotland and English Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: quartz from Cloghmore Quarry, Costelloe, Galway, Ireland; smoky quartz and hematite from Auchinloch Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries, Scotland; baryte from Mowbray Mone, Frizington, Cumbria; pumpellyite from Creag Brimishgan, Isle of Mull, Scotland; fluorite from Mildam Mine, Great Hucklow, Derbyshire; fluorite from Greenlaws Mine, Daddry Sheild, Weardale, Durham; epidote from Cloghmore Quarry, Costelloe, Galway, Ireland; baryte and dolomite from Frizington, Cumbria; azurite from Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Tipperar, Ireland; Blue John on a display stand from Treak Cliff, Castleton, Derbyshire. 3.35 kg total including box, 3.8-12.3 cm
From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman.
