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LOT 2653
Quartz Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
5 1/8 in. (161 grams, 13 cm).
A shallow matrix with clusters of prismatic quartz crystals and a large tabular yellow crystal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Boxed and Labelled Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A group of natural and polished crystal and minerals each held within a labelled card tray. 395 grams, 21 x 16 cm overall
Very fine condition.
Property of a Surrey lady; previously in the private collection of Patrick Phillips, Weybridge, Surrey, UK; the collection formed since the early 1970s; thence by descent 2019. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Fossil Fish Palate in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Likely from Phacodus punctatus. 37.3 grams, 71 mm
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. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of coin-shaped beads interspersed with small tubular beads, lozenge-shaped pendant; restrung. 46 grams, 37 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
