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LOT 1816
Natural History - Large 'Winking Smiley Face' Cut and Polished Agate Display
8 in. (1.48 kg, 20 cm).
A cut and polished agate slice displaying crystals to the exposed inner surfaces; a naturally-occurring smiling face formed in the polished surface composed of two large circular eyes and a crescent-shaped mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Ex Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1816
Natural History - Large 'Winking Smiley Face' Cut and Polished Agate Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Mastodon Fossil Tusk Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A fossil mastodon tusk with later carved stylised face. 81 grams, 60 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980s. London, UK, collection. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Lapis Lazuli Tile Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A group of three rectangular lapis lazuli tiles with polished upper faces. 297 grams total, 5.2 x 10- 8.3 x 10 cm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Crystal Geode Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £42
Two halves of a crystal geode, exposing colour-enhanced crystals to the inner surfaces. 2.57 kg total, 14.5 -15.2 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.