Up for consideration is a Bonhams Lapidary Works of Art, Gemstones and Minerals auction catalog (no. 22730) from May 19, 2015…311 lots on 163 pages…catalog in very good condition with a few shipping dings...some featured lots include:

·         Exceptional and Rare Natural Pink Sapphire, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) ($600,000-800,000)

·         Firey Gem Crystal Opal with an Auspicious Weight of 88.0 carats, Ethiopia ($50,000-60,000)

·         Iconic Gold-In-Quartz Specimen, Original Sixteen to One Mine, Alleghany, California ($30,000-50,000)

·         Incomparable Sea Floor Block With Opalized Fossils, Bulldog Shale, Coober Pedy, South Australia ($200,000-250,000)

·         Etched Seymchan Meteorite Bowl, Iron-Nickel, Magadan District, Russia ($60,000-80,000)

·         Exceptionally Rare Cat’s Eye Demantoid Garnet, Kerman Province, Iran ($30,000-40,000)

·         Exceptional Abalone Pearl ($20,000-30,000)

·         Conch Pearl and Diamond Necklace, Caribbean Sea ($250,000-300,000)

·         Impressive Pink Tourmaline and Diamond Pendant – “A Member of the 100 Carats Club”, Mozambique ($25,000-40,000)

·         Merelani Mint Grossular Garnet, Tanzania ($70,000-80,000)

·         Exceptional Red Spinel, Burma ($120,000-150,000)

·         Natural 7.03 carat Sapphire, Burma ($50,000-60,000)

Catalog securely shipped in a rigid cardboard mailer.