Calcite & Hemimorphite

Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Large Cabinet, 16.0 x 16.0 x 6.0 cm
Start Time: 04/15/2021 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/01/2021 6:05:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $775

Item Description

This is a very large plate of what actually is a rare and historic style of hemimorphite from Mexico, with stunning gem crystals arranged in parallel growths of thousands, sparkling at their gemmy tips. It is a really sharp contrast to see the razor-sharp white calcite rhombohedra perched atop and intergrown with the slender hemimorphite gems. It's 1.7 kilos, so this is NOT small, and it really stands out on a shelf more than you'd expect for something that is white-colorless, because of the sparkle. This is an old style, estimated to be from the 1970s to 1980s. While it did not fit any of the suites in the collection, Fran Allegra kept it for years simply because it is beautiful.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$775 05/01/2021 5:58:34 pm (CDT)
$750 05/01/2021 5:58:34 pm (CDT)
$725 05/01/2021 5:50:54 pm (CDT)
$700 05/01/2021 12:48:42 pm (CDT)
$675 * 05/01/2021 12:48:30 pm (CDT)
$675 * 05/01/2021 12:48:30 pm (CDT)
$650 05/01/2021 12:48:22 pm (CDT)
$625 05/01/2021 12:48:22 pm (CDT)
$600 05/01/2021 12:47:54 pm (CDT)
$575 05/01/2021 12:47:54 pm (CDT)
$550 05/01/2021 12:47:44 pm (CDT)
$525 05/01/2021 12:47:44 pm (CDT)
$500 04/30/2021 8:32:31 pm (CDT)
$490 04/30/2021 8:32:31 pm (CDT)
$440 04/30/2021 10:32:32 am (CDT)
$432 04/30/2021 10:32:32 am (CDT)
$380 04/30/2021 10:32:11 am (CDT)
$370 04/30/2021 10:32:11 am (CDT)
$270 04/30/2021 10:30:18 am (CDT)
$260 04/30/2021 10:30:18 am (CDT)
$210 04/29/2021 2:58:53 pm (CDT)
$200 04/29/2021 2:58:53 pm (CDT)
$165 04/24/2021 9:52:33 am (CDT)
$155 04/24/2021 9:52:33 am (CDT)
$121 04/19/2021 6:04:02 am (CDT)
$111 04/19/2021 6:04:01 am (CDT)
$100 04/16/2021 11:01:15 am (CDT)
* 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.