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LOT 0447
Large Deep Purple Amethyst Cathedral Display
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 120-140 MILLION YEARS B.P.
33 x 15 x 6 5/8, 44 1/8 in. (38.6 kg, 84 x 38 x 17 cm, 112 cm including stand).
A complete half of a pyramidal geode, showing deep purple amethyst crystals with tan-coloured druzy quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 0447
Large Deep Purple Amethyst Cathedral Display
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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Massive Deep Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,250
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. -
Fossil Bivalve Display
Probably Cretaceous Period, circa 93-89 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A matrix containing a bivalve and single ammonite. 5.28 kg, 32.2 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Mexico Red Calcite Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A group of forty-two cut red calcite mineral specimens in various shapes and sizes. 356 grams total, 25-40mm
Very fine condition.
From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
