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LOT 2821
Large Quartz Crystal Display Specimen Group
7 5/8 - 7 3/4 in. (652 grams total, 19.5 - 19.7 cm).
Comprising two double-terminated nearly colourless quartz crystals. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Insects and Other Inclusions in Polished Amber
Oligocene Epoch, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Translucent section of amber containing two small insects and other inclusions. 7.52 grams, 62 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Flies in Polished Baltic Amber
Pliocene Epoch, 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A cylindrical specimen containing two flies. 1.03 grams, 28 mm
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. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Composed of large irregular and tabular beads interspersed with small glass beads, central feature a large triangular bead; restrung. 52 grams, 40.5 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
