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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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Fossil Ammonoid Group
Triassic-Jurassic Period, circa 251-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: a polished Goniatite from East Timor, Indonesia; a Perisphinctes ammonite. 502 grams total, 79-93 mm
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. -
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Group of Twenty Nine [29] Large Rock Crystal Quartz Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £29
Boxed group of mainly prismatic colourless specimens, some twinned and three specimens with dark dendritic inclusions. 2.93 kg total, 45-88 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Collection
Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, circa 200-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Mixed group of fossils including ammonite, bivalve, tree section, 'devil's toenail', and others. 970 grams total, 5.2-10.7 cm
From a UK private collection since at least 1946. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
