Spessartine & Smoky Quartz on Microcline (Bill Larson Coll.)

Item Description

This is an outstanding miniature combination specimen with 5 rare discrete spessartines and two tiny smoky quartx crystals from Tongbei. The gorgeous, gemmy and lustrous, orangish-red spessartine garnets are very aesthetically scattered in isolation on the sharp, blocky microcline crystal matrix.The spessartines reach 1.0 cm and have textbook trapezohedral crystal form. The spessartine crystal quality and isolation, combination with the smoky quartz and overall aesthetics easily rank this piece among the very best in this size range, that we have offered at auction from Tongbei. With the closing of the locale, such pieces will only increase in value. Ex Bill Larson Garnet Collection.