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LOT 2930
Ten [10] Mixed Cut and Polished Agate Geode Slices From Brazil
2 - 5 1/4 in. (540 grams total, 5.2-13.4 cm).
Comprising ten translucent to opaque slices, some showing quartz crystals, two dyed. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2930
Ten [10] Mixed Cut and Polished Agate Geode Slices From Brazil
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Historic Spartan Basalt Cut and Polished Dark Green Porphyry Slab
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Cut and polished section, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times; mounted on a custom-made metal display stand. 9.82 kg total, 44 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus. -
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Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising irregular geode sections lined with lavender to dark purple amethyst crystals. 1.36 kg total, 40-84 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Bismuth Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Cluster of hopper crystals exhibiting a stairstep crystal structure and iridescent colours. 20.5 grams, 45.4 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
