Natural History - Polished Agate Tray

A tray carved from an agate nodule, with quartz crystal rim; colour enhanced. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ and later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, B

A sawn and polished pair of natural agate geodes with several 'eyes' and cavities filled with amethyst crystals, with stands. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection of Gregory, Bottley &

A sawn and polished pair of banded white agate geodes with brown agate rim and centre hollow lined with quartz crystals, with stands. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection of Gregory, Bo

. Each polished to expose the layers of the inner core; felt-backed. 774 grams total, 11-13.5 cm (4 1/4 - 5 1/4 in.). Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). [6, No Reser

A group of four cut and polished agate nodule ends with bands of colour and crystalline growth. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); fo

A fine 16 mm thick natural agate slab with a crystalline initial layer with a white agate central layer and a hollow filled with lilac amethyst, with two old, unreadable paper labels. From the histori

A polished three-sided 'pyramid' of lace agate with numerous twists and swirls picked out in various shades of white and green, the base unpolished to expose the patterns in the raw stone. See Bonewit

A tray carved from a tick piece of banded carnelian, with a felt back. See Bonewitz, Dr. Ronald Louis, Rocks & Minerals, 2008, p.230-231. 255 grams, 11.8cm (4 1/2"). From the historic ‘Victorian Mus

A group of six cut and polished agate geode slices; colour-enhanced. 322 grams total, 8.8-10.7 cm (3 1/2 - 4 1/4 in.). Mineral Imports, London, UK.Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). [6, No Reserve]

A group of eight agate geode sections. 3.5 kg total, 85-96 mm (3 3/8 - 3 3/4 in.). Mineral Imports, London, UK.Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). [8, No Reserve]

A group of six polished agate geode slices; colour-enhanced. 396 grams total, 8.7-11.8 cm (3 3/8 - 4 5/8 in.). Mineral Imports, London, UK.Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). [6, No Reserve]

A fine slice of natural banded agate with numerous colour bands, and with fine bands producing a rainbow effect, the hollow centre lined with quartz crystals. See Bonewitz, Dr. Ronald Louis, Rocks & M

A large pink agate crystal slice, polished on both faces; colour-enhanced. 484 grams, 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.). From Antigas, Uraguay.Mineral Imports, London, UK.Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). [No R

Comprising three transparent slices showing attractive banding. 286 grams total, 9-14 cm (3 1/2 - 5 1/2 in.). Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). [3, No Reserve]

. With enhanced pink-colour and also showing translucent to opaque quartz crystals. 539 grams, 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.). Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). [No Reserve]

A massive cut and polished agate slice showing bands of blue and brown colour to the border, honeycomb quartz crystals to the centre. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gr

A cut and polished agate slice displaying crystals to the exposed inner surfaces; a naturally-occurring smiling face formed in the polished surface composed of two large circular eyes and a crescent-s

A group of polished mineral spheres including: three brecciated jasper, unakite, snowflake obsidian, tiger iron, howlite, sodalite, each in its own labelled white card tray. From the historic ‘Victo

A group of five polished mineral 'eggs' in onyx, banded agate, serpentine(?"). 1.3 kg total, 69-80mm (2 3/4 - 3 1/4"). Ex Thompson collection, Devon, UK. [5, No Reserve]

A group of ten acrylic display domes, each filled with a quantity of polished specimens of a single mineral, comprising of sodalite, green agate, snowflake obsidian, leopardskin stone, tiger-eye, brec

20th century AD. A group of six mottled grey and pink agate discoid coasters. 500 grams total, 88mm (3 1/2"). Property of a Hampshire collector; from Mexico. [6, No Reserve]

20th century AD. A group of turned and polished agate disc counters, each with a chamfered edge. 217 grams total, 38-39mm (1 1/2"). Property of a Hampshire collector; from Mexico. [13, No Reserve]

Jurassic Period, 200-145 million years BP. A sawn and polished pair of ammonite halves from Madagascar, showing its inner chambered structure, in an old white card tray with label reading: 'AMMONITE,

20th century AD. A group of turned and polished agate disc gaming pieces. 380 grams total, 29mm (1 1/4"). Property of a Hampshire collector; from Mexico. [42, No Reserve]