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.