Fluorite

Tongbai Co., Nanyang, Henan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
Cabinet, 13.2 x 6.9 x 4.2 cm
Start Time: 01/23/2025 7:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $625

Item Description

A hefty full cabinet sized piece of this distinctive material from Tongbai Co., Henan, China featuring a rich coverage of sharp, well-formed, translucent cubes of a rich golden hue, sitting on a thin layer of matrix. The largest Fluorite crystal measures 6 mm on edge. The top/display side of the specimen is in great condition, and the only "roughness" is around the lower periphery where the piece was removed from the pocket wall. This particular piece came out around 2007, and very few have been available on the market in the last 15+ years.
From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#538 C), a well-known German collector all over Europe with worldwide contacts to dealers and collectors. He started collecting seriously at the age of 14 and his great and varied worldwide collection reached over 6000 pieces. He was very active mineralogically until shortly before his passing in 2020 at the age of 82. Considering his collection had a large number of pieces, it still had an unusually high standard of quality from most worldwide localities. He particularly specialized in all classics as well as minerals of the Black Forest, where he spent much time collecting. His Black Forest and German subcollections went to his good friend Wolfgang Wendel. We at The Arkenstone have the privilege of offering the remainder of this great worldwide collection through our various platforms.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$625 01/30/2025 6:22:36 pm (CST)
$600 01/30/2025 6:22:36 pm (CST)
$536 01/30/2025 6:21:07 pm (CST)
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