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LOT 2545
Natural History - Citrine Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
7 1/8 in. (727 grams, 18.3 cm).
The irregular geode matrix with lavender coloured amethyst crystals; the metal branches tipped with polished light-coloured citrine pebbles. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2545
Natural History - Citrine Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Large Polished Baltic Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Polished to highlight the various inclusions. 6.21 grams, 40 mm
Property of the vendor's father, thence by descent. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossilised Wood Section
Triassic Period, circa 250-200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
A section of fossilised wood with a polished face. 848 grams, 17 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Polished Fossilised Wood Slice
Late Triassic Period, circa 225 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With two cut and polished faces. 344 grams, 13.5 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
