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LOT 2403
Lidded Yellow Quartz Vessel
5 1/8 in. (404 grams, 13 cm high).
An acorn-shaped vessel with fluted body and lid, narrow flat base and onion-knop finial to the lid. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
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Malachite Cut and Polished 'Eye' Mineral Specimen Group [20]
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Large Polished Amber Specimen with Insects and Plant Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Large polished section with numerous inclusions and small internal areas of iridescence. 138 grams, 14.6 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Rissani Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite Polished End Cut
Found 2003 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Cut and polished end section of NWA 2083, inked collector's note to one side. specimen weight 19.44 grams, 31mm
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