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LOT 2396
Teardrop-Shaped Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
CIRCA 140-120 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 7/8 x 6 1/4 x 4, 11 3/8 in. (4.14 kg, 20 x 16 x 10 cm, 29 cm including stand).
The inner surface lined with vibrant dark purple amethyst crystals and an area of brown-orange druzy quartz, the polished edges of the geode displaying vibrant banding; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 2396
Teardrop-Shaped Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
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From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Large Deep Purple Amethyst Cathedral Display
Circa 140-120 million years B.P.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,100
A complete half of a pyramidal geode, showing deep purple amethyst crystals with tan-coloured druzy quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 40.65 kg, 84 x 38 x 17 cm, 112 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Cut and Polished Fossil Seed in Nodule
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The seed cut in half through the middle, exposing the internal structure. 370 grams total, 94 mm each
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