Calcite with Quartz and Pyrite

Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Maramures Co., Romania
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
Cabinet, 10.1 x 8.3 x 6.9 cm
Start Time: 10/19/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/26/2023 6:39:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $655

Item Description

This is just a unique and lovely cabinet piece from old finds at Cavnic dominated by relatively large, almost rosette-like clusters of Calcite on a sparkly matrix of Quartz and Pyrite. The pale rose Calcite blades are very thin, from 1.5 to 2 cm and broad, from 2 to over 4 cm across and they display a beautiful pearly luster! They are loosely intersecting forming almost flower petal like clusters on the top of a myriad of 0.5 to 1.5 cm, clear, glistening Quartz crystals and numerous, 0.5 to 1 cm, bright, brassy Pyrite cubes, some of which exhibit an orange iridescence. This piece is just beautifully composed and displays wonderfully. Calcite clusters like this from Cavnik are few and far between and came out in the 1990s or early 2000s!

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$655 10/26/2023 6:35:58 pm (CDT)
$630 10/26/2023 6:31:34 pm (CDT)
$605 10/26/2023 6:30:58 pm (CDT)
$580 10/26/2023 6:29:20 pm (CDT)
$555 10/26/2023 6:29:05 pm (CDT)
$530 10/26/2023 6:28:39 pm (CDT)
$505 * 10/26/2023 6:27:44 pm (CDT)
$505 * 10/26/2023 6:27:43 pm (CDT)
$495 10/26/2023 6:23:37 pm (CDT)
$485 10/26/2023 6:23:37 pm (CDT)
$475 10/26/2023 6:21:56 pm (CDT)
$465 10/26/2023 6:19:10 pm (CDT)
$455 10/26/2023 6:12:05 pm (CDT)
$450 10/26/2023 6:12:05 pm (CDT)
$385 10/26/2023 6:09:50 pm (CDT)
$375 10/26/2023 6:09:50 pm (CDT)
$345 10/26/2023 6:06:41 pm (CDT)
$335 10/23/2023 9:27:19 am (CDT)
$325 10/23/2023 1:24:36 am (CDT)
$317 10/23/2023 1:24:35 am (CDT)
$315 10/22/2023 8:26:30 am (CDT)
$305 10/22/2023 8:26:30 am (CDT)
$287 10/21/2023 9:16:44 pm (CDT)
$277 10/21/2023 9:16:23 pm (CDT)
$275 10/21/2023 9:16:23 pm (CDT)
$262 10/21/2023 9:16:08 pm (CDT)
$252 10/21/2023 9:16:08 pm (CDT)
$212 10/20/2023 6:45:18 pm (CDT)
$202 10/20/2023 6:45:18 pm (CDT)
$180 10/20/2023 6:29:16 pm (CDT)
$170 10/20/2023 6:29:15 pm (CDT)
$161 10/20/2023 6:18:24 pm (CDT)
$151 10/20/2023 6:18:24 pm (CDT)
$125 10/20/2023 5:43:59 pm (CDT)
$115 10/20/2023 5:43:58 pm (CDT)
$112 10/20/2023 5:43:39 pm (CDT)
$102 10/20/2023 5:43:38 pm (CDT)
$46 10/20/2023 2:06:11 pm (CDT)
$41 10/20/2023 2:06:11 pm (CDT)
$30 10/20/2023 11:05:23 am (CDT)
$25 10/20/2023 11:05:23 am (CDT)
$10 10/20/2023 2:04:46 am (CDT)
* Proxy Bid Battle: In the event of two customers inputting matching proxy bids, the leading bid goes to the earliest of the two proxy bids. Tie winners are shown in bold.