Copper

Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. John Whatley
Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 3.5 x 1.4 cm
Start Time: 01/09/2025 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/16/2025 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Current Bid: $45
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Item Description

Sculptural, flattened, two-sided, floater, small cabinet copper specimen from the famous and extinct open-pit copper mine at Ajo. The dendritic piece with fine variable patina, fairly sharp tetrahexahedral and spinel-twinned crystals and anhedral copper has a definite biomorphic aspect. The prancing, cartoon-like animal (horse-like) has an uplifted head with a sharp snout above the long neck, body and multiple legs. Ex John Whatley Collection and acquired in 1969. John was a well-known Georgia collector (1939-2022). Comes with a label from well-known Arizona mineralogist, author, collector and dealer Dick Bideaux, who passed away in 2004. Classic, aesthetic copper from Ajo.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$45 01/11/2025 3:15:14 pm (CST)
$40 01/11/2025 3:15:14 pm (CST)
$25 01/11/2025 3:15:04 pm (CST)
$20 01/11/2025 3:15:04 pm (CST)
$10 01/10/2025 12:34:10 am (CST)