Lapidary Works of Art, Gemstones And Minerals

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Date of the auction: 21.05.2019

Lot number 852
Corundum Crystal

Dattaw Mine, Mogok, Burma A multi-color sapphire variety of Corundum, with conjoined crystals having...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 871
Crystalized Silver Specimen

Colorado Of typical branching form, the specimen gives the appearance of a much larger piece due to...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$700 - US$1,000
Price realised:
US$5,317
Lot number 914
Demantoid Garnet

Ural Mountains, Russia A fine, ring-sized demantoid garnet having the most desirable color. with a...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$2,250
Lot number 907
Demantoid Garnet Ring

Ural Mountains, Russia Centering on a circular-cut, vivid green demantoid garnet, weighing...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$12,000 - US$15,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 809
Dinosaur Bone and Gold Vermeil Applique Intarsia Box by Konstantin Libman

This attractive and unique box is formed of gem-grade red dinosaur bone slabs originating from Utah...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$4,817
Lot number 878Y
Drop-shaped Non-nacreous White Pearl

Tridacna gigas or "Giant Clam" Pacific Ocean Having excellent drop shaped form and a sharp, flame...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$900 - US$1,200
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 880Y
Drop-shaped Non-nacreous White Pearl

Tridacna gigas or "Giant Clam" Pacific Ocean This fine drop-shaped pearl has excellent flame pattern...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 840W
Emerald in Matrix Specimen

Kagem Mine, Zambia, Africa This spectacular specimen from Zambia displays multiple Emerald crystals...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$40,000 - US$50,000
Price realised:
US$43,817
Lot number 857
Epidote

Prince of Wales Island, Alberta Comprising a large single crystal with a group of smaller conjoined...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$400 - US$500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 901
Exceptional Aquamarine--"A Member of the 100 Carats Club"

Espiritu Santo, Brazil This stunning aquamarine is in a class by itself due to the combination of...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$80,000 - US$100,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 973
Exceptional Blue Tourmaline

Namibia This rich bluish-green cushion cut tourmaline has a rich hue, excellent clarity and luster...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$20,000 - US$25,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 987
Exceptional Green Tourmaline

Democratic Republic of Congo This extremely fine and vibrant green tourmaline has a faceted as a...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$40,000 - US$60,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 965
Exceptional Imperial Topaz

Brazil This is a gem Imperial topaz of unenhanced brownish pinkish orange color, faceted as a...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$7,000 - US$10,000
Price realised:
US$8,192
Lot number 925
Exceptional Ruby

Thailand This fine unenhanced ruby is faceted as a modified brilliant cut cushion-shape. The red hue...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$120,000 - US$150,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 940
Exceptional Sphene

Madagascar Sphene is the older name for the mineral titanite and is derived from the Greek meaning...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$12,000 - US$15,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 983
EXTRAORDINARY HOT PINK TOURMALINE Riviere Necklace

Comprising forty-five circular-cut tourmalines from Nigeria exhibiting the most vivid, unenhanced...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$30,000 - US$40,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 887
Fantasy-cut Amethyst--"A Member of the 100 Carats Club"

Brazil A fine pentagonal-shaped amethyst, nearly-optically clear violet-hued amethyst which has been...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$500 - US$700
Price realised:
US$509
Lot number 903
Fine Emerald

Bahia, Brazil This beautiful emerald is faceted as an oval mixed cut display a fine, rich green...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$10,000 - US$15,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1017
Fine Lapis Lazuli Box

Composed of large slabs of rich blue Afghani lapis lazuli, flecked with pyrite, well matched at the...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$890
Lot number 989
Fine Multi-color Tourmaline

Brazil A fine emerald-cut tourmaline graduating in color from rich bluish-green at one end to...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$8,817
Lot number 947
Fine Red Spinel

Tanzania A very large size for spinel, this beautiful stone has excellent color, clarity and luster...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$6,000 - US$8,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 923
Fine Rhodochrosite

Colorado A fine rhodochrosite faceted as a mixed emerald-cut. The color is a desirable hue of...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 960
Fine Tanzanite

Arusha, Tanzania A fine cushion-shaped tanzanite having excellent luster and clarity and a rich...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$1,781
Lot number 930
Fine Yellow Sapphire

Sri Lanka This lovely unenhanced daffodil-yellow colored oval modified mixed but gem is bright and...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$18,000 - US$22,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 869
Gem and Crystal Treasures by Peter Bancroft, Signed Copy

Dr. Bancroft provides the reader with 100 field trips to many of the world's most exotic gem and...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$400 - US$500
Price realised:
US$254
Lot number 919
Gem Yellow Orthoclase

Itrongahy , Madagascar The name orthoclase is from the Greek for "straight fracture," because its...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 828
Gemstone Carving of a Cheetah

Comprised of fossil-bearing marble, carved into the form of a cheetah, the spots of the marble...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,800 - US$2,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 895
Golden Beryl

Brazil An outstanding, cushion-shaped golden yellow beryl with exceptionally high clarity and superb...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,800
Price realised:
US$3,750
Lot number 898
Golden Beryl

An elongated hexagonal-cut heliodor of exceptional beauty having excellent clarity and luster...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 888
Green Amethyst Leaf-form Carving--"A Member of the 100 Carats Club"

Brazil To be mounted either as a unique pendant or brooch, or simply retained as a cabinet specimen...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
US$2,545
Lot number 897
Green Beryl and Aquamarine Necklace

Brazil Comprising 25 polished beryl beads of both green beryl and aquamarine, weighing altogether...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 900
Green Beryl--"A Member of the 100 Carats Club"

This is a world-class green beryl which has been expertly cut into a pear-shape to best display its...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$12,000 - US$15,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 992
Green Tourmaline

Brazil An elongated rectangular-cut green tourmaline with a rich bottle green color and high...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$500 - US$700
Price realised:
US$534
Lot number 993
Green Tourmaline

An elongated rectangular-cut tourmaline of rich green color with exceedingly high clarity and...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$600 - US$800
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 902
Heart-shaped Emerald

Ethiopia This fine emerald has an excellent saturation of green of vivid green unmodified by any...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$15,000 - US$20,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 843
Immense Ruby Crystal

India A massive, robust single crystal of ruby which is nearly as wide as it is tall, having a rich...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
US$1,145
Lot number 847
Immense Ruby Crystal

Karnataka, Subramaniam, Red Mountain, India An immense hexagonal crystal, having rich purplish-red...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$1,272
Lot number 849
Immense Star Sapphire Cabochon

Orissa, India A table top or cabinet specimen, this very, very large cabochon has predominantly blue...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$4,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 968
Imperial Topaz

Brazil A fine cushion-shaped topaz having a checkerboard faceted pavilion which provides an added...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 970
Imperial Topaz

Brazil This astonishingly beautiful yellow-orange has been cut as a modified cushion-cut with a...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$15,000 - US$20,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1010
Jasper Intarsia Box

Made in Florence, Retailed by Asprey and Co. Formed of larges polished sections of variegated jasper...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$3,563
Lot number 1011W
Jasper Vase on Wooden Stand

Carved from a single large specimen of red and green jasper, originating from Taiwan. This mineral...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$509
Lot number 819
Labradorite Carving of a Kingfisher by Peter Muller

Brazil Featuring a large gemstone carving made of Madagascar labradorite, the head of agate, the...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$5,000 - US$7,000
Price realised:
US$10,692
Lot number 1015
Lapis Lazuli Box

This well-crafted presentation box is formed of a single slab of polished Afghani lapis lazuli to...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$1,908
Lot number 1022W
Lapis Lazuli Free-form Sculpture with Wood Base

Afghanistan Sculpted as a large slab of lapis lazuli polished on all sides to reveal the rich blue...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1018
Lapis Lazuli Intarsia Box

Formed of beautiful polished and book-matched slabs of vivid blue lapis lazuli from Afghanistan...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,500 - US$3,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1016
Lapis Lazuli Intarsia Box Decorated with Cranes

with applied gilt-metal decoration of seven cranes in flight, with gilt-metal thumbpiece. the hinged...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
US$3,563
Lot number 1012
Lapis Lazuli Plate

Afghanistan A circular presentation plate with a small foot, fashioned from rich blue lapis lazuli...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$700 - US$900
Price realised:
US$509
Lot number 1020W
Lapis Lazuli Sculpture

Afghanistan The tall, elegant free-form sculpture, showing extensive areas of gem blue lapis lazuli...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 882
Large Amethyst

Brazil A beautiful emerald-cut stone with excellent proportions, having a grape violet hue, as well...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$700 - US$1,000
Price realised:
n. a.
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