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Natural History

Session: Natural History - Lapidary Works of Art

New York
27 May 2010, session starting at 13:00 EDT
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Section highlights

Collection of 850 Carved Mineral Eggs
Sold for US$ 170,000 inc. premium
The Jerusalem Egg Collection—One of the World's Finest Collections of Mineral Eggs—850 Specimens
Meteorite Carving of Human Skull
Sold for US$ 19,520 inc. premium
Meteorite Carving of Human Skull
Group of Three German Carved Gemstone Frogs
Sold for US$ 5,795 inc. premium
Group of Three German Carved Gemstone Frogs
Rock Crystal / Smoky Quartz Carving of a Draon with Pearl on custom black base2
Sold for US$ 3,660 inc. premium
Rock Crystal and Smoky Quartz Carving—"The Dragon with the Pearl of Immortality"

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Rock Crystal Rhinoceras
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1282
Light Smoky Quartz Crystal Carving of a Rhinoceros
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 5,000
£2,600 - 3,300
€3,100 - 3,900
Black Panther smoky quartz on rock crystal base
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1283
Smoky Quartz Carving of a Panther
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 5,000
£2,600 - 3,300
€3,100 - 3,900
Rock Crystal Elephant on Base
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1284
Rock Crystal Carving of an Elephant
Estimate:
US$ 3,800 - 4,500
£2,500 - 3,000
€2,900 - 3,500
Pair of Rose Quartz McCaws on Watermelon Tourmalin base
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1285
Pair of Carved Rose Quartz McCaws on Watermelon Tourmaline base
Sold for US$ 2,196 inc. premium
Pair of Achroite Tourmaline Hummingbirdes on rock crystal base
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1286
Pair of Carved Achroite Tourmaline Hummingbirds
Sold for US$ 976 inc. premium
Pair of Rock Cystal Quartz cockatoos on amethyst base
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1287
Pair of Carved Rock Crystal Quartz Cockatoos
Sold for US$ 488 inc. premium
Suite of 3 Agate Bowls
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1288
Suite of Three Agate Bowls
Sold for US$ 1,220 inc. premium
"Red Rupture" Stone Mosaic
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1289
Amazonite, Jasper and Cuprite in Chrysocolla Stone Mosaic—"Red Rupture"
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,600 - 4,000
€3,100 - 4,600
Leopard Skin Mirror
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1290W
Leopard Skin Jasper and Gem-Set Mirror Frame
Estimate:
US$ 5,000 - 7,000
£3,300 - 4,600
€3,900 - 5,400
Tiger Iron Kinetic Sculpture
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1291
Tiger Iron Matrix Kinetic Sculpture
Estimate:
US$ 6,000 - 8,000
£4,000 - 5,300
€4,600 - 6,200
Sunstone Gem Sculpture—"Pluto and Persephone—Rulers of the Underworld"
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1292
Published Piece: Sunstone Gem Sculpture—"Pluto and Persephone—Rulers of the Underworld"
Estimate:
US$ 20,000 - 30,000
£13,000 - 20,000
€15,000 - 23,000
Rock Crystal / Smoky Quartz Carving of a Draon with Pearl on custom black base2
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1293
Rock Crystal and Smoky Quartz Carving—"The Dragon with the Pearl of Immortality"
Sold for US$ 3,660 inc. premium
Carving of Reclining Buddha
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1294
Rock Crystal Quartz Carving of a Reclining Buddha
Sold for US$ 2,074 inc. premium
Grey Agaet "brush pot" vase
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1295
Carved Gray Agate Brush Pot
Sold for US$ 518 inc. premium
Mookite Carving of two Iguana
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1296
Mookite Carving of Two Iguanas
Sold for US$ 2,440 inc. premium
Emerald Carving of a Dragon, 383.35 cts
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1297
Emerald Carving of a Dragon
Estimate:
US$ 15,000 - 20,000
£9,900 - 13,000
€12,000 - 15,000
Obsidian Disc with Stand
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1297A
Obsidian Disc with Stand
Sold for US$ 854 inc. premium
Obsidian Free Form Sculpture with Stand
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1298
Obsidian Free Form Sculpture with Stand
Estimate:
US$ 1,400 - 1,800
£930 - 1,200
€1,100 - 1,400
Group of Three German Carved Gemstone Frogs
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1299
Group of Three German Carved Gemstone Frogs
Sold for US$ 5,795 inc. premium
Carving of a Mouse- M. Wild
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1300
Citrine Carving of a Mouse
Sold for US$ 3,050 inc. premium
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