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LOT 2801
Large Geode Section with 'Snowball' Quartz
20 in. (23.95 kg total, 51 cm including stand).
Rounded geode section with polished borders, lined with snowball-like formations of grey, white and light blue quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 2801
Large Geode Section with 'Snowball' Quartz
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Historic Spartan Basalt Cut and Polished Dark Green Porphyry Slab
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Cut and polished section, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times; mounted on a custom-made metal display stand. 9.82 kg total, 44 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus. -
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Set of Six [6] Cut, Polished and Felt-Backed Agate Coasters
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising six polished slices in gently graduated sizes, cut from the same geode. 372 grams total, 8.8-10.2 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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A Collection of Twenty Six [26] Large Amethyst Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A boxed group of dark amethyst specimens, mainly singular crystals with pyramidal terminations. 5.91 kg total including box, 2.9-10.6 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
