Smoky Quartz (etched)

St Gotthard pass area, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Ex. Dick Hauck, Bill Larson
Small Cabinet, 8.5 x 5.0 x 4.3 cm
Start Time: 01/23/2025 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/30/2025 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $455

Item Description

An exotic, fantastic-looking, gem, 360-degree smoky quartz that was naturally etched in its pocket by solutions to produce this artistic-looking single crystal that is a complete floater all around. It has brilliant reflections off its many micro-faces. MUCH better in person, and quite rare in form for the location. Formerly in the Dick Hauck Collection. From the Bill Larson Quartz collection case, of approximately 250 specimens, which we bought in 2023. It was a long-term, very diverse mix on display for decades at the Pala International shop as an educational and fun exhibit. It was started back in the late 1970s. A bizarre smoky quartz from the famous locale.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$455 01/30/2025 6:26:51 pm (CST)
$445 01/30/2025 6:26:51 pm (CST)
$412 01/30/2025 6:23:27 pm (CST)
$402 01/30/2025 6:23:27 pm (CST)
$392 01/30/2025 3:05:56 pm (CST)
$382 01/30/2025 3:05:56 pm (CST)
$371 01/26/2025 11:26:56 am (CST)
$361 01/26/2025 11:26:56 am (CST)
$331 01/25/2025 9:23:25 am (CST)
$321 01/25/2025 2:32:03 am (CST)
$311 01/25/2025 2:31:50 am (CST)
$302 01/25/2025 2:31:50 am (CST)
$292 01/25/2025 2:31:41 am (CST)
$282 01/25/2025 2:31:41 am (CST)
$272 01/25/2025 2:31:32 am (CST)
$262 01/25/2025 2:31:32 am (CST)
$252 01/25/2025 2:26:37 am (CST)
$242 01/25/2025 2:26:37 am (CST)
$232 01/24/2025 5:17:38 pm (CST)
$222 * 01/24/2025 5:17:15 pm (CST)
$222 * 01/24/2025 5:17:15 pm (CST)
$162 01/24/2025 7:02:39 am (CST)
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$121 01/24/2025 7:02:24 am (CST)
$111 01/24/2025 7:02:23 am (CST)
$65 01/24/2025 7:02:10 am (CST)
$55 01/24/2025 7:02:10 am (CST)
$10 01/24/2025 3:35:23 am (CST)
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