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LOT 2182
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Geode Section Group [20]
1 3/4 - 2 1/2 in. (1.6 kg total, 45-64 mm).
Comprising large sections of geodes with variously sized amethyst crystals. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2182
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Geode Section Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Cased Mineral and Fossil Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: tiger's eye; amber; red jasper with one polished face and old collector's label; pink onyx(?) polished to an egg-shape; sphalerite; titanium bismuth; flint; orange jasper with one polished face an old collector's label; an echinoid fossil; bivalve in flint; a wooden egg-shaped container and others in a wooden case; accompanied by a mounted piece of granite with an old label to base reading 'from Iona Monastery June 1947'. 1.28 kg total, 28.5 x 24 cm
Acquired before 1990s/early 2000s. From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Amber Group with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising ten specimens of polished amber with insect inclusions. 23 grams total, 19-34 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Crab
Eocene Period, circa 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Harpactocacinus punctatus on a matrix; rare. 600 grams, 13.3 cm
From Verona, Italy. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
