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LOT 2484
Natural History - Quartz Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
7 1/2 in. (449 grams total, 19 cm).
Irregular geode matrix with light purple amethyst crystals; the metal branches tipped with polished clear quartz pebbles. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2484
Natural History - Quartz Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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From the Island of Java, Indonesia. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Coral Heads
Devonian Period, circa 350 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Seed Fern Group
Middle Pennsylvanian Period, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising two Pecopteris sp. fossil seed fern pairs. 240 grams total, 67-87 mm
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