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LOT 2396
Teardrop-Shaped Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
CIRCA 120-140 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)
Opening Bid
£540 (EUR 626; USD 729) +BP*
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Druzy Quartz Crystal Geode Display
Circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £550
Cut section of geode lined with dark grey to almost black druzy quartz crystals, creating a shimmering effect; two cut stalagmites with polished upper face showing attractive dark banding; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 4.13 kg, 26 x 22 x 10 cm, 32 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
British Fossil Vertebra
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large section of a fossilised vertebra with two raised projections on one side, possibly from a mosasaur. 407 grams, 96 mm3 3/4 in.
From Abingdon, Oxfordshire. 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. -
Fossil Agadir Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 110 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Showing distinctive ribbing. 426 grams, 10.4 cm
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.
