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LOT 2693
Mineral and Fossil Impression Group
13/4 - 2 1/2 in. (248 grams total, 44-63 mm).
Comprising amethyst, a negative impression of an ammonite, and a quartz specimen with an accessory mineral. [3, 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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AUCTIONS:
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Large Agate and Amethyst Column Display
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
A thick, cut and polished geode section showing attractive layering of white, grey, and brown agate; well-formed prismatic amethyst crystals above the agate layer; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 10.45 kg total, 62 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Large Cambropallas Fossil Trilobite
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A large Cambropallas telesto trilobite on a textured matrix. 3.66 kg, 32 cm
From Morocco, West Africa. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Large Lapis Lazuli Sphere
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £96
A spectacular large polished sphere of lapis lazuli, polished to show its beautiful structure. 10 kg, 18 cm
Property of an Indian gentleman living in London; previously from an Indian collection. Property of a Californian, USA, collector.