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LOT 2341
Quartz Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
7 in. (662 grams, 18 cm).
Irregular geode matrix with light purple amethyst crystals; the metal branches tipped with polished quartz pebbles. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2341
Quartz Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut Green Porphyry Strip Group
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £55
Cut and polished sections, mined in Greece, cut and polished on both sides, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 225 grams total, 4.4-15.1 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus. -
Polished Goniatite Fossil Triangular Lidded Box
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Carved from a fossiliferous stone and the lid set with a goniatite specimen. 557 grams, 12.8 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Large Fossil Fish in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 122-119 million years B.P.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Showing good scale detailing, possibly Rhacolepis buccalis. 935 grams, 26 cm
From a deceased estate of a gentleman collector from the Wirral Penninsula.
