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LOT 2703
Large Pale Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Cave
7 3/4 in. (2.6 kg, 19.5 cm).
A geode section displaying light purple amethyst and grey to colourless quartz crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Quartz Crystal and Amethyst Crystal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: a geode section with amethyst and quartz crystals; cluster of prismatic quartz crystals, some transparent. 743 grams total, 7.8-12.3 cm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite Bowl
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £21
A shallow oval bowl carved from fossiliferous stone and set with a Goniatite sp. 516 grams, 17.5 cm
From Morocco, West Africa. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Polished Orthoceras Fossil Display Stand
Palaeozoic Period, circa 350 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A free-standing Orthoceras fossil display, partly polished. 2.3 kg, 27.5 cm
Fine condition.
From the Atlas Mountain range of central Morocco. From an old Lincoln, UK, collection.