superb Colorado Aquamarine ex Kay Robertson Coll

Mt Antero, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA
Miniature, 5.3 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Start Time: 08/06/2020 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/13/2020 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $1,351

Item Description

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This is a select Colorado Aquamarine, originally labeled as Teller County (Kay;'s attribution from 30 years ago, before MINDAT) but almost certainly Mt. Antero according to experts we showed it to, and the online archives. The color, gemminess, and luster on this 34-gram crystal are all outstanding, and the termination is almost split in half by a secondary slender Aquamarine crystal hanging atop the "split" termination. The aesthetics are excellent, with Colorado Aquas of this quality being quite rare and in high demand. This is large, gemmy, intensely colored much more than they usually are; and complete. It would clean up dramatically in the lab, removing some brown stain and increasing the luster by removing some surface coating, but I liked the old, antique look of this piece. Also, the old mine-run coatings help to prove that it is not Pakistani or some other location. This is actually a quite important USA specimen! ex George Holloway collection (another well known LA area collector and friend of ours, who is still active today), and dated to Kay Robertson's 1960s-era acquisitions. Valued $1500

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$1,351 08/13/2020 6:15:17 pm (CDT)
$1,301 08/13/2020 1:03:56 pm (CDT)
$1,300 08/13/2020 1:03:56 pm (CDT)
$1,251 08/13/2020 12:59:45 pm (CDT)
$1,201 08/13/2020 12:55:33 pm (CDT)
$1,200 08/13/2020 12:55:33 pm (CDT)
$1,151 08/13/2020 12:41:56 pm (CDT)
$1,101 08/13/2020 12:41:56 pm (CDT)
$1,100 08/13/2020 12:40:23 pm (CDT)
$1,050 08/13/2020 12:40:23 pm (CDT)
$947 08/13/2020 10:50:40 am (CDT)
$922 08/13/2020 10:44:33 am (CDT)
$897 * 08/13/2020 10:44:14 am (CDT)
$897 * 08/13/2020 10:44:14 am (CDT)
$872 08/13/2020 10:06:36 am (CDT)
$847 08/13/2020 9:59:24 am (CDT)
$822 08/13/2020 9:58:51 am (CDT)
$800 08/13/2020 9:58:51 am (CDT)
$775 08/11/2020 2:19:24 pm (CDT)
$750 08/11/2020 2:19:24 pm (CDT)
$710 08/08/2020 4:11:30 pm (CDT)
$685 08/08/2020 4:11:30 pm (CDT)
$650 08/08/2020 4:11:18 pm (CDT)
$625 08/08/2020 4:11:18 pm (CDT)
$584 08/08/2020 11:48:44 am (CDT)
$559 08/08/2020 11:48:43 am (CDT)
$509 08/08/2020 11:48:15 am (CDT)
$499 08/08/2020 11:48:15 am (CDT)
$405 08/08/2020 12:34:53 am (CDT)
$395 08/08/2020 12:34:53 am (CDT)
$335 08/07/2020 3:50:34 pm (CDT)
$325 08/07/2020 3:50:34 pm (CDT)
$320 08/07/2020 3:50:05 pm (CDT)
$310 08/07/2020 3:50:04 pm (CDT)
$265 08/07/2020 3:49:36 pm (CDT)
$255 08/07/2020 3:49:35 pm (CDT)
$137 08/06/2020 11:12:57 pm (CDT)
$127 08/06/2020 11:12:56 pm (CDT)
$70 08/06/2020 8:59:38 pm (CDT)
$60 08/06/2020 8:59:38 pm (CDT)
$10 08/06/2020 7:42:16 pm (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.