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LOT 2884
Spessartine Garnet with Smoky Quartz Mineral Display Specimen
3 1/8 in. (208 grams, 81 mm).
Vivid red-orange spessartine garnet crystals surrounding a large smoky quartz crystal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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AUCTIONS:
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LOT 2884
Spessartine Garnet with Smoky Quartz Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Large Petrified Fossil Tree Trunk Specimen
Late Triassic Period, circa 225 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A section of natural fossilised tree-trunk with bark texture to the exterior surface. 3.1 kg, 18 cm
From a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from the stock of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (1981-2014); formerly with Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously with J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally in the collection of the famous James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898). Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. -
Large Opal Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A substantial piece of opal in matrix with colour diffracting mostly in blue and green. 66 grams, 52mm
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. -
Quartz Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An attractive cluster of clear and translucent quartz crystals. 140 grams, 74 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.
