Rutile (on matrix!) in Quartz sphere

Brazil
Ex. Jack Halpern
Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 7.0 x 7.0 cm, 483 g
Start Time: 01/30/2025 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/08/2025 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $1,100

Item Description

A stunning sphere of quartz that has, floating within it, a highly unusual array of rutile crystals. We have often seen these quartz spheres with dense needles and clusters of rutile, but when have you seen rutile needles ON MATRIX, within a quartz inclusion? The straight needles, almost a dime a dozen so to speak...this, though, is something much more rare and special! It looks like floating islands of rock connected by golden lasers, within; and is so much more mesmerizing in person. From the collection of Jack Halpern, recently purchased. 483 grams. This sparkles and shines in the light, in a way hard to capture with the camera. It is because this is so elegant and subtle, not full of thick needles, that it is DIFFERENT; and why Jack bought it long ago.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$1,100 02/08/2025 6:22:26 pm (CST)
$1,050 02/08/2025 6:22:26 pm (CST)
$1,024 02/08/2025 6:21:21 pm (CST)
$999 02/08/2025 6:21:21 pm (CST)
$775 02/08/2025 6:19:38 pm (CST)
$750 02/08/2025 6:19:38 pm (CST)
$703 02/08/2025 6:13:20 pm (CST)
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$455 02/08/2025 6:11:46 pm (CST)
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$311 02/06/2025 9:39:27 pm (CST)
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$276 02/03/2025 3:55:45 pm (CST)
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$210 01/31/2025 2:27:22 pm (CST)
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$54 01/31/2025 12:32:15 am (CST)
$49 01/31/2025 12:32:15 am (CST)
$10 01/30/2025 8:47:08 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.