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LOT 2642
Polished Mineral Specimen Egg Collection
2 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (878 grams total, 60-65 mm).
Comprising egg-shaped specimens of fossilised coral, orange alabaster and one in white material with a hole to the base, and an agate sphere. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceBurwell collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Large Amethyst Crystal Geode Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A thick section of a geode with both sides polished, the inner ring lined with large light purple amethyst crystals. 4.26 kg, 31.5 cm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Cut and Polished Agate Geode End Collection [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising ten cut and polished sections displaying mainly brown, blue and grey banding. 1 kg total, 5.8-12.7 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Specimen Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising six irregular geode sections lined with vibrant purple amethyst crystals. 938 grams total, 70-86 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.