Quartz (etched crystal) (rare locality specimen)

Womack Lane, Fallbrook, San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Tim Sherburn; Bryant Harris
Small Cabinet, 8.2 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm
Start Time: 01/19/2023 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/26/2023 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $121

Item Description

Here's a cool locality specimen for any of you Quartz fans or San Diego County collectors. The piece is labeled as coming from Womack Lane, a small street in the town of Fallbrook, a couple blocks south of East Fallbrook Street. I'm assuming that the crystal might have been found during the excavation / construction of a home, but it's hard to say for certain. There's a typed label from the Bryant Harris collection that says the piece was self-collected in 1996 for reference. The piece is a gemmy, very slightly smoky color prism with notable surface etching, creating an ethereal and eye-catching specimen. The piece is essentially a "floater", as it's crystallized all around, with no real damage or point of attachment that can be seen. A really interesting and esoteric piece from a locality that I'll assume none of you have represented in your collections. The piece comes from the collection of Tim Sherburn, with an additional dealer label from Dave Bunk.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$121 01/25/2023 10:29:33 pm (CST)
$111 01/25/2023 10:29:32 pm (CST)
$91 01/22/2023 10:23:26 am (CST)
$81 01/22/2023 10:23:26 am (CST)
$71 01/22/2023 10:12:00 am (CST)
$61 01/22/2023 10:12:00 am (CST)
$51 01/21/2023 10:48:28 am (CST)
$46 01/21/2023 10:48:28 am (CST)
$35 01/19/2023 9:59:54 pm (CST)
$30 01/19/2023 9:59:54 pm (CST)
$10 01/19/2023 9:03:03 pm (CST)