Lapidary Works of Art, Gemstones And Minerals

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Date of the auction: 21.05.2019

Lot number 830
Antique San Diego Tourmaline Carving of a Horse on Wooden Stand

Old Chinese carving depicting a recumbent horse with small monkey at his feet, carved of fine...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 832W
Very Large Green Apophyllite

Poona, India Green apophyllite, a potassium calcium silicate, in association with calcite and orange...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 833
Beryl var. Emerald

Chivor, Colombia A single complex crystals consisting of multiple conjoined sections. Having...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 834
Beryl var. Aquamarine

Shielova Gora, Adon-cholon Range, Merchinsk Gem Mine, Nerclinsk, Chitinskaya, Oblast, Tranbaikalia...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 835
Beryl var. Aquamarine

Brazil This fine single, hexagonal crystal, with a lustrous termination and striated sides and a...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 836
Very Large Beryl var. Heliodor

Walodarsk Wolynskii, Ukraine A mineral classic, this very large single crystal is exemplary for its...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$55,000 - US$75,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 837
Beryl var. Aquamarine

Gilgit, Pakistan A single water-clear crystal of aquamarine having vitreous surfaces and an...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$700 - US$900
Price realised:
US$763
Lot number 838A
Maine Aquamarine in Matrix

Maine, USA Comprising a long hexagonal crystal of bright blue aquamarine, length 3in, in a quartz...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$400 - US$600
Price realised:
US$318
Lot number 839
Aquamarine Cluster with Muscovite

Pakistan This beautiful specimen is notably rare. Seldom does one find such a massive number of...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$20,000 - US$30,000
Price realised:
US$22,567
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 841
Celestite

Madagascar A classic geode of vug form displaying excellent hound's tooth formation crystals of...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 842
Chrysocolla on Malachite

Democratic Republic of Congo A large display specimen showing botryoidal formation and vivid color...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
US$3,817
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 844
Corundum Crystal

near the town of Prilep, Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia The Ottoman Turks actively mined...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 845
White Sapphire--"The Rocket Ship"

Ratnapura, Sri Lanka Predominantly white sapphire with slight hints of pale blue to the core, this...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$1,145
Lot number 846
Ruby Crystal Cluster-- "The Bird's Nest"

Chumar Mine, Ganash Himal, Nepal A fascinating complex cluster of intergrown, tapering ruby crystals...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
US$4,067
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 848
Ruby Crystal

Somalia A complex cluster of conjoined hexagonal crystals of bright red color with minor...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
n. a.
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 850
Ruby-in-Fuschite

John Saul Mine, Mangari, Voi, Kenya A bright red cluster of intergrown ruby crystals having...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 851
Sapphire Crystal

Brazil Of flattened form, this large hexagonal crystal of sapphire is typical for those originating...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$600 - US$800
Price realised:
n. a.
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 853
Blue and White Sapphire

Kono, vic. Sefadu, Sierra Leone A large single crystal, capable of standing on its own, weathered...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 854
Ruby Crystal

Borderlands of Kenya, Uganda A large, slightly amorphous mass of purplish-red ruby. Weighing...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 855
Melanophlogite Pseudomorph on Blue Chalcedony

Namibia Comprising blue inter-grown cubic crystals with white overgrowth. Measuring 4 x 3 x 2 in...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 856
Rare Jewel-like Dioptase

Mindouli, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) This is a rare form of dioptase of...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
n. a.
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 858
Large Yellow Fluorite

Yillabona, Asturias, Spain A large specimen with a mound formation, entirely covered in bright...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$900 - US$1,200
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 859
Pyrite Specimen

Peru A impressive and highly decorative specimen comprising numerous inter-grown, lustrous crystals...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$700 - US$900
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 860
Amethyst Crystal Point

Maraba, Brazil A single large hexagonal crystal point which shows a good termination that is...

Bonhams London, 21 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,500 - US$3,500
Price realised:
n. a.
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