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LOT 0429
Natural History - Large Banded Agate Sphere
4 3/4 in. (3.16 kg, 12.1 cm).
With attractive dense brown and white circumferential banding forming an 'eye' design at the top; accompanied by a display stand.
ProvenanceEx Harrods, London, UK.
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Natural History - Historic Green Pyromorphite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a pocket of yellow-green crystals on a matrix. 67 grams, 62 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Bivalve Group
Jurassic Period, circa 160 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising two complete polished bivalves. 298 grams total, 69-76 mm
From Morondava River Basin, Atsimo-Andrefana Region, Southwest Madagascar. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Polished Quartz Crystal Ball
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).