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LOT 2020
Natural History - Polished Quartz Crystal Ball
1 1/2 in. (83 grams, 37 mm).
Mainly translucent with some small rainbow reflections. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Fossil Goniatite Polished Button Display
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising two rounded fossils with exposed gas chambers; supplied in a square frame for display. 69 grams total, 13 cm high including case
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Galena Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
The freestanding matrix with mainly octahedral dark crystals. 374 grams, 10.9 cm
From Nenthead, Cumberland, UK. Collected in person in 1965. 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 - Mixed Cut and Polished Agate Slice Collection [13]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With brown, white, orange, grey and blue banding; one with enhanced colour. 810 grams total, 8.5-14.7 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).