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LOT 2348
Natural History - Mixed Mineral Specimen Collection [20]
7/8 - 3 1/8 in. (823 grams total, 23-81 mm).
Comprising: popcorn quartz, amethyst, agate, smoky quartz, brown obsidian, citrine, pyrite, 'desert rose', and others. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2348
Natural History - Mixed Mineral Specimen Collection [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 163 grams, 60 cm long
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Natural History - Amethyst Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Irregular geode matrix with light purple amethyst crystals; the metal branches tipped with polished light-coloured amethyst pebbles. 492 grams, 15 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Large Polished Baltic Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Polished to highlight the various inclusions. 6.21 grams, 40 mm
Property of the vendor's father, thence by descent. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.