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LOT 2427
Polished Mineral Specimen Egg Collection
2 3/8 - 2 5/8 in. (780 grams total, 60-68 mm).
Comprising three egg-shaped agate specimens and one in blue calcite(?). [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceBurwell collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Large Lapis Lazuli Sphere
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
A spectacular large polished sphere of lapis lazuli, polished to show its beautiful structure. 10 kg, 18 cm
Property of an Indian gentleman living in London; previously from an Indian collection. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. -
Fossil Otodus Shark's Tooth Necklace
Eocene Period, circa 53-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising an Otodus obliquus tooth made into a pendant and suspended from a cord necklace; supplied in a gift box. 8.6 grams total, tooth: 31 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Cut and Polished 'Smiley Face' Natural Banded Agate Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A translucent slice of banded agate with attractive round formations, some darker, forming a smiling face. 62 grams, 91 mm
Ex property of a UK gallery, early 2000s.