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LOT 2079
Natural History - Polished Malachite Section Group [20]
1 1/4 - 2 in. (273 grams total, 31-52 mm).
Each cut and with one polished face to reveal the attractive veins of the stone. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Kalahari Desert Wind Stone Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising three wind-rounded pebbles with their individual hollowed out 'nests', from the Kalahari Desert region; each set provided with a hessian draw-ribbon pouch. 320 grams total, 33-53 mm
From the Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Boxed Quartz Crystal Display Specimen Group [4]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Each specimen a cluster of large colourless prismatic crystals with some some smaller crystals; supplied in labelled cardboard trays. 137 grams total, 52-68 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Polished to a roughly rectangular shape with insect and other inclusions. 3.5 grams, 31 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.