11 Dec 2012
13:00 PST
Los Angeles
The World of Opals, The Splendor of Gold including the Margie and Robert E. Petersen Collection of Gold Nuggets
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The World of Opals, The Splendor of Gold including the Margie and Robert E. Petersen Collection of Gold Nuggets
Back to auction 21137
Large and Very Fine Boulder Opal
Koroit, Australia
The center of an ironstone nodule, this cabinet-sized or tabletop specimen centers visually on the oval formation ringed with ironstone. Vivid neon blues and purples in a pattern of fine spider's web veining of iridescent opal abound across the well-polished surface. This is a textbook example of a "nobby", but one which is a world-class specimen at that--sure to entice the knowledgeable opal specimen collector.
Weighing approximately 2665.0 carats and measuring 5 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in
The center of an ironstone nodule, this cabinet-sized or tabletop specimen centers visually on the oval formation ringed with ironstone. Vivid neon blues and purples in a pattern of fine spider's web veining of iridescent opal abound across the well-polished surface. This is a textbook example of a "nobby", but one which is a world-class specimen at that--sure to entice the knowledgeable opal specimen collector.
Weighing approximately 2665.0 carats and measuring 5 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in
Sold for
US$ 8,750
inc. premium
Category: Natural History
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