Sulfur on Aragonite

Agrigento (Girgenti), Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Cabinet, 14.0 x 10.5 x 8.0 cm
Start Time: 04/15/2021 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/01/2021 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $2,700

Item Description

This large cabinet sized sulfur is a classic example of the combination of sulfur perched on white aragonite, a rare survivor amongst the tonnage which came out of Italy for several hundred years (in fact, it mostly came out as powder, quite literally, as most sulfur ever mined here was reduced to gunpowder supply, which is why Napoleon fought to conquer the place!). This is a dramatic size, with the large central crystal measuring 5 cm from top to bottom, and centered nicely for display. While there are admittedly some few damaged crystals amid the cluster, picked down to the matrix to remove extra bits and minimize them, this is usually acceptable in historic specimens and most of them are intact - and the major crystals certainly dominate the view. The large crystal is a remarkable 5 x 4.5 x 3.8 cm in size. The color is an excellent lemon-yellow, and you can see it from across the room. It comes with a custom lucite base.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$2,700 05/01/2021 5:54:55 pm (CDT)
$2,650 05/01/2021 5:54:55 pm (CDT)
$2,600 05/01/2021 5:54:47 pm (CDT)
$2,550 05/01/2021 5:54:47 pm (CDT)
$2,500 05/01/2021 5:54:37 pm (CDT)
$2,450 05/01/2021 5:54:37 pm (CDT)
$2,400 05/01/2021 5:53:11 pm (CDT)
$2,350 05/01/2021 5:52:02 pm (CDT)
$2,325 05/01/2021 5:52:02 pm (CDT)
$2,300 05/01/2021 5:51:52 pm (CDT)
$2,250 05/01/2021 5:51:52 pm (CDT)
$2,200 05/01/2021 5:51:46 pm (CDT)
$2,150 05/01/2021 5:51:46 pm (CDT)
$2,100 05/01/2021 5:51:37 pm (CDT)
$2,050 05/01/2021 5:51:37 pm (CDT)
$2,000 05/01/2021 5:51:24 pm (CDT)
$1,950 05/01/2021 5:51:24 pm (CDT)
$1,900 05/01/2021 5:51:16 pm (CDT)
$1,850 05/01/2021 5:51:16 pm (CDT)
$1,800 05/01/2021 5:47:44 pm (CDT)
$1,750 05/01/2021 5:47:44 pm (CDT)
$1,550 05/01/2021 5:45:57 pm (CDT)
$1,500 05/01/2021 5:45:57 pm (CDT)
$1,383 05/01/2021 5:11:06 pm (CDT)
$1,333 05/01/2021 5:11:06 pm (CDT)
$1,250 05/01/2021 5:07:25 pm (CDT)
$1,200 05/01/2021 5:07:25 pm (CDT)
$1,150 05/01/2021 4:41:24 pm (CDT)
$1,100 05/01/2021 4:41:24 pm (CDT)
$1,050 05/01/2021 4:39:12 pm (CDT)
$1,000 05/01/2021 4:39:12 pm (CDT)
$925 05/01/2021 3:41:52 pm (CDT)
$900 05/01/2021 6:38:30 am (CDT)
$877 05/01/2021 6:38:30 am (CDT)
$825 04/25/2021 11:08:21 pm (CDT)
$800 04/25/2021 11:08:21 pm (CDT)
$775 04/22/2021 2:15:50 pm (CDT)
$750 04/22/2021 2:15:50 pm (CDT)
$725 04/22/2021 2:14:50 pm (CDT)
$700 04/22/2021 2:14:50 pm (CDT)
$675 04/22/2021 2:06:48 pm (CDT)
$650 04/21/2021 11:22:42 am (CDT)
$625 04/21/2021 9:48:20 am (CDT)
$600 * 04/21/2021 9:47:53 am (CDT)
$600 * 04/21/2021 9:47:53 am (CDT)
$575 04/18/2021 2:53:50 pm (CDT)
$550 04/18/2021 2:53:50 pm (CDT)
$526 04/17/2021 4:30:58 pm (CDT)
$501 04/17/2021 4:30:58 pm (CDT)
$343 04/17/2021 12:35:46 am (CDT)
$333 04/17/2021 12:35:45 am (CDT)
$310 04/16/2021 8:11:41 pm (CDT)
$300 04/16/2021 8:11:41 pm (CDT)
$210 04/16/2021 10:20:50 am (CDT)
$200 04/16/2021 10:20:50 am (CDT)
$100 04/16/2021 5:52:55 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.