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LOT 1981
Natural History - Large Polished Amethyst Crystal Pebble Group [50]
1 - 1 7/8 in. (639 grams total, 25-47 mm).
Of various sizes, the colours varying from lavender to dark purple. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1981
Natural History - Large Polished Amethyst Crystal Pebble Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Historic Halite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a cut section of colourless cuboid crystal. 286 grams, 90 mm
From Cheshire, UK. Collected in person in 2004. 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 - Fossil Trilobite Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising four fossil trilobites, two Morocops (Barrandeops) sp. trilobites and two Hollardops mesacristata trilobites on a matrix. 322 grams total, 49-62 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco. From an old Oxford, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Australian Boulder Opal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
In cut dark brown ironstone matrix, displaying a beautiful play of colour. 0.91 grams, 10 mm
Property of a UK gentleman, acquired in the 1970s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.