Tourmaline

Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Small Cabinet, 6.5 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm, 169 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: $1,888

Item Description

This is a maroon-purple colored, flat-terminated tourmaline that came out of Goma but looks nothing like our others - a really unique style among so many pointed, traditional tourmaline crystals from the region; and making it appealing to me as a collector. Acquired at the 2022 Tucson show from a later find at Goma than most others brought to market the years before, this unusual pocket seems to have come out later and is VERY different from the 2020-21 production. This is an unusual piece compared to the rest of the elbaites from the parcel we acquired - there is no green or yellow color whatsoever when almost every other 2020-21 Goma tourmaline has at least one of those colors present even in small portions! It is completely maroon-red throughout the crystal, going from a darker purpley maroon-colored saturation at the base to lighter pink at the termination when lit well. The mass is 169 grams. This is an exceptional, impactful, sparkling crystal. What we like is not only the color but that it is more lively than most crystals of this shape and style normally are from other localities, retaining the special "Goma glimmer" of quality. No repairs or restorations. Valued at $5000 or so.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$1,888 02/08/2025 6:21:28 pm (CST)
$1,850 02/08/2025 6:21:28 pm (CST)
$1,827 02/08/2025 6:15:50 pm (CST)
$1,777 02/08/2025 6:15:50 pm (CST)
$1,650 02/08/2025 6:01:52 pm (CST)
$1,600 02/08/2025 5:35:49 pm (CST)
$1,550 02/08/2025 5:35:39 pm (CST)
$1,544 02/08/2025 5:35:39 pm (CST)
$1,494 02/08/2025 5:26:20 pm (CST)
$1,444 02/08/2025 5:26:19 pm (CST)
$1,400 02/08/2025 5:24:36 pm (CST)
$1,350 02/08/2025 5:24:36 pm (CST)
$1,300 02/08/2025 5:24:17 pm (CST)
$1,250 02/08/2025 5:24:17 pm (CST)
$1,200 02/07/2025 4:41:18 pm (CST)
$1,150 02/06/2025 1:07:19 am (CST)
$1,111 02/06/2025 1:07:19 am (CST)
$1,100 02/05/2025 11:01:25 am (CST)
$1,050 02/05/2025 11:01:25 am (CST)
$980 02/05/2025 7:25:09 am (CST)
$955 02/05/2025 7:25:09 am (CST)
$925 02/04/2025 9:28:44 pm (CST)
$900 02/03/2025 10:31:06 am (CST)
$888 02/03/2025 10:31:06 am (CST)
$875 02/01/2025 4:52:20 pm (CST)
$850 02/01/2025 4:52:20 pm (CST)
$802 02/01/2025 4:51:54 pm (CST)
$777 02/01/2025 4:51:53 pm (CST)
$580 01/31/2025 8:21:13 pm (CST)
$555 01/31/2025 8:21:13 pm (CST)
$454 01/31/2025 8:21:03 pm (CST)
$444 01/31/2025 8:21:03 pm (CST)
$343 01/31/2025 4:14:16 pm (CST)
$333 01/31/2025 4:14:16 pm (CST)
$242 01/31/2025 2:52:06 pm (CST)
$232 01/31/2025 3:00:51 am (CST)
$222 * 01/30/2025 10:53:33 pm (CST)
$222 * 01/30/2025 10:53:33 pm (CST)
$121 01/30/2025 10:53:25 pm (CST)
$111 01/30/2025 10:53:25 pm (CST)
$45 01/30/2025 10:35:25 pm (CST)
$40 01/30/2025 10:35:25 pm (CST)
$15 01/30/2025 9:05:21 pm (CST)
$10 01/30/2025 7:09:21 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.