Aquamarine with Muscovite

Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Small Cabinet, 7.5 x 6.4 x 4.8 cm
Start Time: 01/19/2023 8:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/26/2023 7:20:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $1,750

Item Description

Without question, some of the finest world-class Aquamarine specimens, ever found are those from the various pegmatite localities in Pakistan. I think it's fair to say that Pakistan has been the most productive or at least the most impressive country for Aquamarine specimens in the last 30+ years, especially from the standpoint of matrix piece. Most people associate Pakistani Aquas with the Shigar Valley, but nearby in Nagar, some really gorgeous pieces have been found for many years. This attractive and showy piece features a group of fine quality, sharp, glassy, GEMMY, soft blue color, hexagonal prismatic crystals of Aquamarine associated with bladed groups of silvery Muscovite. The main Aquamarine crystal measures 4.7 cm and has a classic basal termination with elegant small modifying pyramidal faces on the corners. The underside of the specimen might appear to be broken, but if you look closely, you will see dozens of tiny reflective crystallized faces everywhere ("re-healed" faces), which means the piece is virtually crystallized all over. I even found a little "cat's eye" section in one of the Aquas on the underside of the piece as well. An impressive, showy and fine quality cabinet sized display specimen of this classic material from Chumar Bakhoor. Priced at $7,500 in our inventory.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$1,750 01/26/2023 7:14:28 pm (CST)
$1,700 01/26/2023 7:14:24 pm (CST)
$1,650 01/26/2023 7:14:24 pm (CST)
$1,600 01/26/2023 7:14:19 pm (CST)
$1,550 01/26/2023 7:14:19 pm (CST)
$1,500 01/26/2023 7:11:43 pm (CST)
$1,450 01/26/2023 7:07:12 pm (CST)
$1,400 01/26/2023 7:07:07 pm (CST)
$1,356 01/26/2023 7:07:07 pm (CST)
$1,306 01/26/2023 7:07:01 pm (CST)
$1,256 01/26/2023 7:07:01 pm (CST)
$1,206 01/26/2023 7:06:54 pm (CST)
$1,156 01/26/2023 7:06:54 pm (CST)
$1,106 01/26/2023 7:04:55 pm (CST)
$1,056 01/26/2023 7:04:55 pm (CST)
$1,050 01/26/2023 7:01:28 pm (CST)
$1,000 01/26/2023 7:01:28 pm (CST)
$975 01/26/2023 6:58:01 pm (CST)
$956 01/26/2023 6:58:01 pm (CST)
$900 01/26/2023 6:54:30 pm (CST)
$875 01/26/2023 6:52:58 pm (CST)
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$724 01/26/2023 6:49:29 pm (CST)
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$677 01/26/2023 6:49:12 pm (CST)
$630 01/26/2023 6:35:01 pm (CST)
$605 01/26/2023 11:57:37 am (CST)
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$450 01/24/2023 3:49:28 pm (CST)
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$430 01/23/2023 7:44:14 pm (CST)
$420 01/22/2023 5:43:00 pm (CST)
$410 01/21/2023 4:10:45 pm (CST)
$400 * 01/21/2023 4:10:37 pm (CST)
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$330 01/21/2023 3:21:43 am (CST)
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$310 01/20/2023 1:48:09 am (CST)
$300 01/20/2023 1:48:09 am (CST)
$249 01/19/2023 8:50:04 pm (CST)
* Proxy Bid Battle: In the event of two customers inputting matching proxy bids, the leading bid goes to the earliest of the two proxy bids. Tie winners are shown in bold.