Dr. Pohl Collection Auction!

We are truly honored to present the first of two special auctions dedicated to "Little Jewels" from the collection of Dr. Erika Pohl, as released to us by her family to disperse to the world of collectors. Selected from the core of Dr Pohl's amazing suite of African mineral miniatures, we have a large variety for you here! We selected such pieces for this auction with the purpose of showing you what is coming over the next 10-20-30 years as we work through her collection since much of it is made from exactly the same kind of choices, selections of perfect and beautiful small specimens; even as people today now think of her for larger pieces and Tsumeb material. We exhibited this auction set live at the Munich show in 2023, for exhibit only, and rejected many in-person offers for purchase on individual specimens, to save them for you, our online customers. This is what the family wanted, to spread them to as many people as possible, and we like to think she would have liked that as well. Enjoy! STAY TUNED FOR PART 2 OF THIS AUCTION OF LITTLE JEWELS, IN MARCH OR APRIL 2024.

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Cerussite (snowflake twin)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 61279
4.8 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,599
Fluorite on Calcite
Timahdit, Ifrane Prov., Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 70111
5.8 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $335
Carrollite - large cuboctohedral crystal
Kamoya South II Mine, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - SCH655
6.5 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm, 270 grams
Winning Bid: $2,605
Vanadinite on Goethite Stalactite
Taouz Caidat, Errachidia Prov., Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher- RLX4
7.0 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $775
Quartz (scepter) with Hematite inclusions
Orange River, Warmbad, Karasburg East, Karas Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - SO447
5.7 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $284
Dioptase (large crystal in dioptase pocket)
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 15201
5.6 x 5.6 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,200
Quartz (scepter) with Lepidocrocite inclusions
Brandberg Area, Dâures Con., Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - SCH779
4.0 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Vanadinite on Baryte
Mibladen, Midelt Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - RLX2
5.5 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Vanadinite
Mibladen, Midelt Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 84368
5.8 x 4.8 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $725
Beryl var. Aquamarine on Fluorite with Schorl
Erongo Mtns., Karibib Con., Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 87090
5.2 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $625
Gem Anglesite
Touissit Mine, Jerada Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 38273
5.5 x 4.4 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $645
Smithsonite var. Cuprian on Cerussite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 52587
6.7 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $282
Schorl Tourmaline on Beryl var. Aquamarine
Erongo Mtns., Karibib Con., Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 57835
5.1 x 4.0 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $284
Erythrite in natural pocket
Bou Azzer Mine, Ouarzazate Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - SCH4797
9.7 x 5.5 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Cobalt-bearing Calcite on Calcite
Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 64507
7.8 x 3.4 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $335
Cerussite cluster of twins
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - SCH1191
5.9 x 4.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $340
Quartz var. Amethyst "cactus quartz" cluster
Boekenhouthoek, Mkobola, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 61979
9.7 x 5.9 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $700
Vanadinite - unusual crystal
Mibladen, Midelt Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 57251
4.0 x 3.5 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $495
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Microcline
Erongo Mtns., Karibib Con., Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 62322
5.7 x 4.2 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $803
Silver on Acanthite
Imiter mine, Tinghir Prov., Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - H4732
6.0 x 4.6 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $700
Aquamarine on Microcline
Erongo Mtns., Karibib Con., Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - SCH259
6.7 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $675
Quartz var. Amethyst "cactus quartz"
Boekenhouthoek, Mkobola, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 67181
9.4 x 7.9 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $250
important Wulfenite on matrix (circa 1970s)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 58728
6.7 x 3.1 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $3,150
Rhodochrosite - unusual crystals
Hotazel Mine, KMF, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 26365
4.7 x 3.1 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $1,750
Inesite
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 44729
4.9 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $726
Anglesite (with rare hematite phantom)
Touissit Mine, Jerada Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 47892
3.8 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,200
Dioptase and Cerussite on Plancheite
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 46536
8.3 x 6.9 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $244
Quartz var. Amethyst
Brandberg Area, Dâures Con., Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 76422
8.2 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $900
Quartz and Amethyst with Prehnite
Brandberg Area, Dâures Con., Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher-SCHX
7.8 x 2.9 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Carrollite - important single floater crystal
Kamoya South II Mine, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - H535
4.1 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $3,650