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LOT 2584
Sandstone Gogotte Formation Display
15 3/4 in. (8.85 kg, 40 cm).
A greyish sandstone slab with cascading layers of softly folded concretions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1970s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Gogottes were displayed at the chateau of Fontainebleau, France, collected by King Louis XIV (1638 -1715). They were used to decorate the formal gardens of the royal residence at Versailles, especially l’Encelade, Les Trois Fontaines and La Salle de Bal. Elsewhere, they were treasured in Song Dynasty China (960-1127 AD). In the 20th century, natural forms inspired the sculptor Henry Moore and others.
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Odessa Fall Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A nickel-iron meteorite fragment, set in a cardboard sleeve. 2.22 grams total, 14 mm
From Odessa, Texas, USA. Acquired from Rod White, UK, 2001. 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.
The Odessa Meteor Crater, southwest of Odessa, Texas, is approximately 5 metres deep and 170 metres in diameter, with its rim rising less than a meter above the surrounding area, with the original crater that formed approximately 20,000 years ago was determined to be much larger. -
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Amethyst Crystal Mineral Specimen Selection [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising geode sections with clusters of lavender-coloured amethyst crystals. 1 kg total, 5.3-12.1 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Phacops Fossil Trilobite in Matrix
Devonian Period, circa 444-439 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The aquatic arthropod showing good detail to the carapace, resting on an irregular matrix. 158 grams, 74 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
