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LOT 2286
Large Deep Purple Amethyst Cathedral Display
CIRCA 140-120 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 2286
Large Deep Purple Amethyst Cathedral Display
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,100 (EUR 1,276; USD 1,485) +BP*
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Extinct Otodus Fossil Shark's Teeth Display
Eocene Epoch, circa 53-33 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Freestanding matrix set with seven Otodus obliquus teeth showing good enamel. 1.94 kg, 16 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Collection of Cabochon Rubies
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £27
Comprising six polished cabochons, some lead glass-filled. 5.15 grams total, 8-11 mm
Private collection, London, UK. -
Fossil Phareodus Fish in Matrix
Eocene Epoch, circa 56-33.9 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
On a rectangular matrix showing the characteristic oval body and a small head. 1.03 kg, 16 cm
From Green River formation, Wyoming, USA. 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.
