Sealed Bid

Home, Garden and Natural History (Sealed Bids) featuring the Rod Vass Collection

Start date Monday, 5 September 2022 End date Wednesday, 28 September 2022

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Among the highlights is a collection of monumental sculptures based on TV and film props created by Rod and Louis Vass, who set up Armordillo Ltd, a company specialising in designing and creating sculptural props for films, shows and events. During his long career Rod worked for the BBC (on such classics as Doctor Who and Black Adder) and for Warner Bros, Disney, Marvel and DC. Over the last decade he has been joined by his son Louis, who has added his sophisticated digital sculpting skills to Armordillo's portfolio. Among them are three monumental polyurethane resin heads, which were made for the TV series Beowulf. They are each almost two and a half metres high and are estimated at £3,000 - £5,000 each, one of the heads has been designed to fit around a tree.

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Rod Vass


This is a sealed bid auction and all bids must be received by 16.00 BST Wednesday 28th September

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All bids must be received by 16.00 BST Wednesday 28th September

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 334

Lot 386 Unsold
An amethyst section
on metal stand
36cm high
Natural HistoryMinerals
Estimate: £450 - £550
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 387 Unsold
An apophyllite freeform
India
45cm wide
MineralsNatural History
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 388 Unsold
A pair of agate slices
mounted as wings
50cm high
Natural HistoryMinerals
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 389 Unsold
An amethyst ‘cathedral‘ slice
on metal stand
58cm high overall
Natural HistoryMinerals
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 390 Unsold
A massive polished quartz freeform
Madagascar
83cm, 240kg
Natural History, Minerals
Estimate: £3,500 - £4,500
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 391 Unsold
An apophyllite specimen
India
23cm high
MineralsNatural History
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 392 Sold
A collection of marble, onyx and mineral eggs
the largest 7cm
in an alabaster bowl
MineralsNatural History
Hammer price: £227
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 393 Unsold
A large blue agate freeform
Madagascar
52cm high by 38cm wide
Natural History, Minerals
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 394 Sold
A collection of 25 mineral spheres
the largest 11cm diameter
MineralsNatural History
Hammer price: £125
Estimate: £100 - £200
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 395 Sold
A collection of mineral specimens
including a nephrite bowl, 10cm diameter
MineralsNatural History
Hammer price: £85
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 396 Unsold
A 'pineapple' amethyst
Brazil
20cm by 13m by 19cm
Natural History, Minerals
Estimate: £400 - £500
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 397 Unsold
A malachite freeform
Zaire
30cm by 25cm by 12cm
Natural History, Minerals
Estimate: £700 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 398 Unsold
A large quartz and haematoid geode
45cm high by 48cm wide
Natural History Minerals
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 399 Unsold
An unusual Druzy amethyst hollow
Brazil
50cm by 44cm by 15cm
MineralsNatural History
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,600
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 400 Unsold
An amethyst freeform
on metal stand
Indonesia
28cm diameter
MineralsNatural History
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 401 Unsold
A septarian nodule
30cm high
20kg
Natural History, Minerals
Estimate: £250 - £350
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 402 Sold
An amethyst with calcite crystals
23cm by 22cm by 14cm
Natural HistoryMinerals
Hammer price: £975
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 403 Unsold
A rose quartz and pink calcite freeform
56cm high by 31cm wide, 37.5kg
Natural History, Minerals
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 404 Sold
A large lapis lazuli veneered circular table top
100cm diameter
Natural History Minerals
Hammer price: £3,600
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 405 Unsold
A dog tooth spar calcite
Missouri
36cm by 28cm by 13cm
MineralsNatural History
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 406 Unsold
A framed copper 'splash'
modern
76cm by 66cm

Made from glacial copper from Michigan, said to be the purest form of copper in the earth
Natural History, Minerals
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 407 Sold
A cobra jasper bowl
India
34cm wide
MineralsNatural History
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 408 Unsold
A rectangular fossil wood table top
95cm by 55cm
Natural History, Minerals
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 409 Unsold
A fractured onyx bowl
Mexican
64cm wide
Natural History, Minerals
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST

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