SPECIAL MINERAL AUCTION - Treasures of Myanmar (Burma) from the Collection of Bill Larson - Ends SATURDAY October 30, 2021

Our next entry of Fine Mineral Auctions from the holdings of the personal collection of dealer/collector "Burma Bill" Larson, assembled over 40 trips and nearly 30 years of travel to Myanmar (Burma) in its heyday as a specimen producer. This is a unique opportunity for all of us, ourselves included, to see the largest and broadest collection of specimen quality Burmese minerals, gems, lapidary items and artifacts assembled to date. Such focused collections built by single people in lucky times of production, as this was, are educational treasures because we dealers do not even see such quantity and breadth to learn context, without studying such rare assemblages. Due to the size of the collection (over 1000 items), we are posting installments every few months to either our website at iRocks.com or to the auctions here. Stay tuned for more! For further information on this collection, assembled prior to 2008 and in storage for all that time until now, and which we are honored to have been the ones chosen to release, please also see our Wisdom Pocket blog: https://www.irocks.com/burma-and-spinels-in-my-collection Other specimens currently for sale from our recent postings: https://www.irocks.com/galleries/bill-larson-burma-collection Lastly, for a superb educational talking tour of Mogok, see our 2012 Dallas Symposium talk by Bill https://vimeo.com/546360999/d94ea08bff
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Olenite (RARE Tourmaline species) (2 specimens) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)
7.7 x 4.7 x 1.2 cm and 5.0 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $630
Sapphire (unique large skeletal crystal) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Sakhan-gyi, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
6.2 x 5.8 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $723
Zircon (var: Cyrtolite) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Ohn-bin-ywe-htwet, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
5.7 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $550
Sapphire (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Baw Mar Mine, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
3.6 x 2.9 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $530
Feldspar (Moonstone) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Sakhan-gyi, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
3.8 x 3.3 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Ruby (unusual style) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Möng Hsu, Loilen District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)
7.3 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $759
Muscovite pseudomorphs after Sapphire (3 pieces) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
4.0 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm to 2.5 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $148
Amber (var: Burmite) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma)
6.2 x 4.4 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $211
"Trapiche" Sapphire (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Thabeikkyin, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
3.5 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $465
Hauyne (exceptionally rare for Myanmar) (5 pieces) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Dattaw, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
1.5 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm to 0.9 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $72
Artifact - Quartz Bead in Gold Pendant (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
24.11 mm x 11.89 mm
Winning Bid: $505
Artifact - Gold (3 Gilt Bronze Rings) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
22.63 mm x 14.35 mm to 14.45 mm x 13.38 mm
Winning Bid: $70
Ring - Carnelian Intaglio in Silver (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
22.03 mm x 17.03 mm (stone)
Winning Bid: $302
Artifact - Bangle (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
9.2 x 7.6 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $485
Lazurite Necklace - Kone Baung Dynasty (1752-1885) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Lisu-konzan, Chaung-gyi, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
23.5 inches (60 cm) (total length)
Winning Bid: $625
Polished Tourmalines (4 pieces) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)
2.2 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm to 1.6 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $531
Sodalite (var: Hackmanite) (fluorescent and tenebrescent) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Pyant Gyi Mine, Pein-Pyit, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
15.04 mm x 12.21 mm x 8.47 mm to 14.84 mm x 11.33 mm x 5.32 mm ; 19.15 ct (total weight)
Winning Bid: $330
Star Sapphire (large stone!) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Thabeikkyin, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
82.07 ct (!) ; 25.64 mm x 22.80 mm
Winning Bid: $1,168
''Trapiche'' Sapphires (3 pieces) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Thabeikkyin, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
15.36 mm x 11.68 mm to 14.72 mm x 14.33 mm
Winning Bid: $550
Aquamarine Beads (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
17.08 ct (total weight) ; 14.88 mm x 13.19 mm x 6.64 mm & 13.57 mm x 7.48 mm x 6.28 mm
Winning Bid: $100
Quartz with Inclusions (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Sakhan-gyi, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
4.8 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Quartz with Inclusion (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
15.94 ct ; 16.72 mm x 14.95 mm x 9.23 mm
Winning Bid: $50
Assorted Quartz Beads (16 pieces) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
Between 9.5 mm and 33.5 mm (approximately) ; 17.4 grams
Winning Bid: $183
Tourmaline (looks like Elba!) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
7.1 x 6.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $532
Carnelian Bead (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
8.2 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Quartz (polished ''phantom'' slice) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Sakhan-gyi, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
9.92 ct ; 17.49 mm x 14.91 mm x 4.04 mm
Winning Bid: $50
Assorted Quartz Beads (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
Between 9 mm and 42 mm (approximately) ; 142.3 grams
Winning Bid: $165
Schorl Tourmaline (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Möng Long, Kyaukme Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)
5.3 x 5.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $245
Spinel (2 pieces) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
4.2 x 4.1 x 3.8 cm to 3.3 x 2.9 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $468