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LOT 2315
Group of Three [3] Large Cut and Polished Agate Geode Specimens
3 7/8 - 4 3/4 in. (2.06 kg total, 9.7-12.2 cm).
Comprising three freestanding sections with polished faces showing mainly grey and brown banding, and each with a central crystal-lined cavity. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2315
Group of Three [3] Large Cut and Polished Agate Geode Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Large Woolly Rhinocerous Leg Bone
Pleistocene Epoch, Devensian Age, circa 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
A near-complete tibia of Coelodonta antiquitatis. 1.62 kg, 36 cm
From the North Sea, UK. 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.
Woolly rhinoceros is an extinct species of large rhinoceros that inhabited northern Eurasia and was adapted to living in the extreme cold weather of the steppe. -
Aventurine Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Irregular geode matrix with purple amethyst crystals; the metal branches tipped with polished dark and light green aventurine quartz pebbles. 723 grams, 18 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising three insects, two smaller and one larger, with long wings. 93 grams total, 39-70 mm
From Brazil. 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.