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LOT 2408
Massive Deep Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
CIRCA 140-120 MILLION YEARS B.P.
24 3/4 x 28 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (177 kg, 63 x 72 x 37 cm).
A large freestanding geode display with polished edges, the interior lined with rich, deep purple amethyst crystals.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 2408
Massive Deep Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£2,750 (EUR 3,190; USD 3,713) +BP*
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Fossil Douvilleiceras Mammilatum Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 113-100 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Showing prominent ribbing and some iridescence. 167 grams, 71 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. -
Fossil Diplomystus Fish in Matrix
Eocene Priod, 58-36 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
On a rectangular matrix, showing good spine and tail detail. 469 grams, 18 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. -
Diplomystus Fossil Fish
Cretaceous Period, circa 70 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular matrix with a single Diplomystus birdi specimen. 226 grams, 10.3 cm
From Lebanon. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
