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LOT 2789
Polished Tourmaline Specimens
1/8 - 3/8 in. (104 grams total, 5-10 mm).
A quantity of irregular, green and black polished tourmaline stones. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the stock of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (1981-2014); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co.
(1932-1981) and previously J.R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932).
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
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Large Boxed Pyrite Crystal Paperweight Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Displaying variously sized crystals. 310 grams, 80 mm
From Huanuco, Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Framed Cut and Polished Stromatolite 'Beetroot Stone' Specimen
Jurassic Period, Bathoian, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Displaying attractive pink and cream layering; set in a box frame with information label. 936 grams total, 33 x 24.2 cm including frame
From Chedworth, Gloucestershire, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Polished Cleoniceras Fossil Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Polished to reveal the internal structure. 179 grams, 93 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
