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Spessartine on very dark Smoky Quartz ex Chen WeiGang
- Wushan Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co.,, Fujian, China
- Small Cabinet, 6.1 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm
- Start Time: 02/04/2021 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/11/2021 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $380
Item Description
A lustrous and translucent, sharply crystallized, super-darkly colored smoky quartz crystal, measuring 6.1 cm in length, is festooned with glassy and gemmy, bright orange-colored spessartine crystals, to 5 mm across. It looks like candy gumdrops stuck to a black quartz. This piece is from a special pocket that came out long ago and was mined probably around 2004-5. I got it in around 2012 directly from the private collection of the miner, Chen Wei Gang, in Xiamen City (he had kept a number of fine pieces from this find , and I bought the top portion of his collection at the time !) For the size range, and aesthetics, it is frankly stunning (in my opinion, although I am admittedly biased to love these). It is FAR beyond the average quality, and is a special piece amongst the crowd. Chen's family and friends worked this mine for a decade or more, before its closure.
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Bidding History
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$380 | 02/11/2021 6:08:38 pm (CST) |
$370 | 02/11/2021 6:08:38 pm (CST) |
$360 | 02/10/2021 12:36:11 pm (CST) |
$350 | 02/10/2021 12:36:11 pm (CST) |
$305 | 02/08/2021 8:42:49 am (CST) |
$295 | 02/07/2021 6:40:12 pm (CST) |
$285 | 02/07/2021 3:35:35 pm (CST) |
$275 | 02/07/2021 3:35:05 pm (CST) |
$270 | 02/07/2021 3:35:05 pm (CST) |
$260 | 02/07/2021 2:11:01 am (CST) |
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$232 | 02/06/2021 8:24:54 pm (CST) |
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$10 | 02/05/2021 11:16:26 pm (CST) |