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LOT 2716
Natural History - Historic Cut and Polished Agate Geode Half
6 1/4 in. (2 kg total, 16 cm).
Large specimen with light blue, white, colourless and pale blue crystals, collection number 246. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
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LOT 2716
Natural History - Historic Cut and Polished Agate Geode Half
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: amorphous silica from Italy, collection number 483; malachite on chrysocolla from 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA, collection number 590; cut agate geode half from Mexico, collection number 49; quartz geode from Mexico, collection number 308; cassiterite from Viloco Mine, Bolivia, collection number 602; colourless quartz point from Arkansas, USA, collection number 34; limonite from A40 construction works, Middlesex, England, collection number 508; fluorite with galena from England, collection number 139; chrysocolla from Mexico, collection number 357. 444 grams total, 32-63 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Each specimen accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Freeform Limestone Gogotte
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A natural flowing limestone accretion with nodules and inclusions. 464 grams total, 13.1 cm
From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK.
Gogottes were displayed at the chateau of Fontainebleau, France, collected by King Louis XIV (1638 -1715). They were used to decorate the formal gardens of the royal residence at Versailles, especially l’Encelade, Les Trois Fontaines and La Salle de Bal. Elsewhere, they were treasured in Song Dynasty China (960-1127 A.D.) In the 20th century, natural forms inspired the sculptor Henry Moore and others. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: a large biotite specimen, collection number 101; septarian nodule fragment from Horsenden Hill, Ealing, Middlesex, England, collection number 216; picrite from Cornwall, England, collection number 426; sard from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 197; danburite from Maglovec, East Czechoslovakia, collection number 527; fluorite from Derbyshire, England, collection number 200; chalcedony from Cornwall, England, collection number 25; translucent from selenite from Sahara Desert, Libya, collection number 349; quartz 'sceptre' from Beaverhead County, Montana, USA, collection number 581. 292 grams total, 1.1-18.8 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Six specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
