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LOT 1834
Natural History - Large Historic Fluorite Crystal Flower Specimen
5 1/8 in. (346 grams total, 13 cm).
The white and lavender-coloured crystals on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1834
Natural History - Large Historic Fluorite Crystal Flower Specimen
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 - Boxed Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimen Collection [12]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Pebble like black specimens, each in a labelled specimen tray. 330 grams total, 29-47 mm
From China. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Satin Spar Wand Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
With silky lustre, crystallised form of gypsum; each cut to a length. 782 grams total, 50-71 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).