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LOT 2758
Tourmaline Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
4 3/4 in. (336 grams, 12.1 cm).
Comprising two intergrown opaque tourmaline crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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AUCTIONS:
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Deep Purple Amethyst Crystal Cluster Formation
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
A cut section of beautifully layered amethyst crystals with orange druse, polished stalactite formations on the field formed of green celadonite, red-brown agate and white quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 10 kg total, 53 cm high including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Bi-coloured Tourmaline Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A section of trigonal bi-coloured tourmaline. 42 grams, 33 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Fly in Polished Amber
Pliocene Epoch, 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A dark coloured specimen containing a small fly. 0.74 grams, 14 mm
From Colombia, South America. 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.