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LOT 2585
Natural Boulder Sapphire Group
1 1/4 - 2 1/2 in. (158 grams total, 30-64 mm).
Comprising three specimens, one with a cut face showing clearly part of the hexagonal crystal structure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a UK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 2585
Natural Boulder Sapphire Group
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Boxed Quality Crystal Mineral Specimen Collection [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Each in a labelled box, comprising: quartz from Corinto, Minas Gerais, Brazil; crystalline malachite from D.R. Congo; sphalerite and pyrite from Huanuco, Peru. 620 grams total, 70-71 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Coloured Quartz Crystal Geode Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A small nodule split in two halves exposing the vibrantly dyed magenta-coloured crystals. 136 grams total, 61 mm each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Large Cut and Polished Slab of Vintage Blue John
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
An irregular slab showing typical banding. 396 grams, 26.5 cm
From Castleton, England. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.