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LOT 3267
Large Agate and Amethyst Column Display
24 3/8 in. (10.45 kg total, 62 cm including stand).
A thick, cut and polished geode section showing attractive layering of white, grey, and brown agate; well-formed prismatic amethyst crystals above the agate layer; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 3267
Large Agate and Amethyst Column Display
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£810 (EUR 940; USD 1,094) +BP*
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossilised Part Paddle, Ribs and Vertebrae
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
The spine section comprising ten large dorsal vertebrae with transverse processes, various other rib sections and bones from the paddle-like flippers; on a sedimentary matrix wrapped in a plaster field jacket. 15.25 kg, 88 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Amethyst Crystal Display Heart
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Natural crystal cluster formed into a heart-shaped plaque. 718 grams, 12.9 cm
From Brazil. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Cut and Polished Fossil Tree Slice
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Thick section of a fossilised tree trunk with some bark detailing. 355 grams, 15.9 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
