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LOT 2299
Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate Section Group [3]
4 3/8 - 4 3/4 in. (1.68 kg total, 11.2-12.2 cm).
Comprising three freestanding examples, each cut and polished to reveal internal banding, two with enhanced colour. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2299
Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate Section Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
Middle Cretaceous Period, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Cleoniceras sp. displaying the distinctive pattern of the cross-section chambers. 173 grams total, 87-91 mm
From Madagascar. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Large Pale Purple Amethyst Crystal Display Slab
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
On a large circular matrix, with well-formed prismatic lavender-coloured amethyst crystals with sprinkling of chalcopyrite. 972 grams total, 16 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including at least one fly; with a polished body. 2.89 grams, 25 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s.