The World of Gold, Opals and Other Phenomenal Gems

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Date of the auction: 20.05.2019

Lot number 600
Carved Opal, Smoky Quartz and Tourmaline Parrot by Erwin Klein

Idar-Oberstein, Germany Circa 1980 Retailed by Vacheron Constantin, Geneva, Switzerland Carved from...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,500
Price realised:
US$1,912
Lot number 601
Labradorite Carving of a Bird

Idar-Oberstein, Germany Depicting a finch, the body carved from a single specimen of labradorite...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$400 - US$600
Price realised:
US$573
Lot number 602
Labradorite Box with Excellent Blue Flash

Madagascar Formed of well polished slabs of bright blue labradorite, the hinged lid opening to...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$600 - US$800
Price realised:
US$1,083
Lot number 603W
Boulder Opal Waterfall Sculpture

Queensland, Australia Made by an Australian artist, this unique waterfall feature incorporates...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$5,000 - US$7,000
Price realised:
US$3,570
Lot number 604W
Large and Impressive Boulder Opal Carving of Sea Turtles

Queensland, Australia Carved from a single large, immense specimen of boulder opal consisting of...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$2,550
Lot number 605
Boulder Opal Carving of a Rhinoceros

Queensland, Australia Idar-Oberstein, Germany Retailed by H. Stern Carved from a single piece of...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$500 - US$700
Price realised:
US$1,275
Lot number 606
Labradorite Carving of an Eagle's Head

Madagascar Carved from a single specimen of labradorite, the blue sheen used to evoke the feathers...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$500 - US$600
Price realised:
US$892
Lot number 607
Labradorite Box with Brilliant Blue Flashes

Expertly carved and polished from large slabs of labradorite from Madagascar, the box has been well...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$700 - US$900
Price realised:
US$1,402
Lot number 608
Four Dendritic Opal Cabochons

An unusual collection of four dendritic (or "moss" opals) including a blue opal, Peru, weighing...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 609
Pair of Yellow Beryl Cat's Eye Cabochons

Brazil A well-matched pair of oval cabochons, each having a bright, golden yellow hue and strong...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
US$1,275
Lot number 610
Fine Large Moonstone

Burma Truly a stone for the serious collector, such large feldspar gems are no longer being exported...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$2,040
Lot number 611
Rare Cat's Eye Moonstone

Burma A large and beautifully, polished circular cabochon of moonstone. It possesses a distinct and...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$6,325
Lot number 612
Large Star Moonstone

India A large, oval cabochon with milky white adularescence, which also displays the phenomenon of a...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$500 - US$700
Price realised:
US$956
Lot number 613
Rare Double-star Blue Sapphire - A Published Gem

Sri Lanka Polished as an oval cabochon with a high dome, this sapphire of classic Sri Lankan...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$5,000 - US$8,000
Price realised:
US$5,075
Lot number 614
Fine Cat's Eye Moonstone

Burma A large oval cabochon moonstone of fine quality and transparency having the optical phenomena...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$2,295
Lot number 615
Rare Gold-in-Quartz

Gympie, Queensland, Australia Weighing well over an ounce, this pretty specimen has value well...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$700 - US$1,000
Price realised:
US$204
Lot number 616
California Crystallized Gold --"The Dragon"

Eagle's Nest, Michigan Bluff, Placer County, California An exquisite miniature specimen with...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,500 - US$3,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 617
California Crystallized Leaf Gold in Quartz

Harvard Mine, Jamestown Mining District, Tuolumne Co., California Comprising bright, lustrous gold...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$500 - US$600
Price realised:
US$765
Lot number 618
California Crystallized Gold

S. Fork Stanislaus River, Columbia Mining District, Tuolumne Co., California A fine specimen...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$900 - US$1,000
Price realised:
US$1,657
Lot number 619
Two North American Gold-in-Quartz Specimens

The first, a thumbnail specimen, Nighthawk Lake area, Ontario, Canada, height 1.2 cm; the second, a...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 620
Crystallized California Gold from the "Mother Lode"

Motherlode, Mariposa County, California A beautiful thumbmail specimen featuring an arborescent...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$500 - US$700
Price realised:
US$573
Lot number 621
California Crystallized Gold

16 to 1 Mine, Alleghany Mining District, Sierra County, California An arborescent specimen of "tree...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$500 - US$700
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 622
California Leaf Gold-in-Quartz

Harvard Mine, Jamestown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California An exquisite thumbnail specimen...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$637
Lot number 623
California Gold Nugget

Placer County, California A classic river tumbled nugget with excellent three-dimensional form...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,800 - US$2,500
Price realised:
US$2,167
Lot number 624
Large Gold Nugget

California Having roughly the shape of a large arrowhead, this character-filled nugget has traces of...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$8,000 - US$12,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 625
California Gold Nugget

A beautiful water-worn nugget having traces of quartz and oxides in the crevices. Weighing...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$15,000 - US$20,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 626
Gold Nugget

California A hefty nugget with great three-dimensionality, having minor traces of white quartz in...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$3,500 - US$4,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 627
California Gold Nugget

An alluvial nugget of great character with a naturally pierced hole and minor oxides in the...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$5,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 628
California Crystallized Gold-in-Quartz

Colorado Quartz Mine, Mariposa County, California A classic example with unbelievable luster, the...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$80,000 - US$100,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 629
California Crystallized Gold--"The Bonsai Tree"

Colorado Quartz Mine, Mariposa County, California Minute crystallization of exquisite form...

Bonhams London, 20 May 2019
Estimate
US$30,000 - US$40,000
Price realised:
n. a.
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