Ilvaite

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
Small Cabinet, 6.6 x 5.1 x 4.5 cm
Start Time: 07/11/2024 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/18/2024 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $167

Item Description

Sculptural, aesthetic and pristine 360-degree diverging spray of ilvaite prisms from the well-known, remote Huanggang deposit. The lustrous, jet-black crystals reach 4.2 cm and are capped by typical chisel-terminations. Bright light reveals scattered oxide coatings, that add contrast and character. Ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection, a well-known German collector who amassed a world-wide collection of over 6000 pieces. Huanggang ilvaite are considered to be the world's finest examples of the species and this is an outstanding and classic small cabinet example of the species and locale.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$167 07/18/2024 2:26:27 pm (CDT)
$157 07/18/2024 2:26:26 pm (CDT)
$154 07/18/2024 2:25:52 pm (CDT)
$144 07/18/2024 2:25:52 pm (CDT)
$125 07/18/2024 2:25:33 pm (CDT)
$115 07/18/2024 2:25:33 pm (CDT)
$105 07/17/2024 3:33:55 pm (CDT)
$95 07/17/2024 3:33:55 pm (CDT)
$85 07/17/2024 1:26:24 am (CDT)
$75 07/13/2024 4:29:18 pm (CDT)
$67 07/13/2024 4:29:18 pm (CDT)
$49 07/12/2024 1:59:34 pm (CDT)
$44 07/12/2024 1:59:34 pm (CDT)
$38 07/11/2024 11:59:20 pm (CDT)
$33 07/11/2024 11:59:20 pm (CDT)
$10 07/11/2024 11:29:18 pm (CDT)