Vanadinite with Baryte

Mibladen, Midelt, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Small Cabinet, 6.2 x 4.7 x 4.1 cm
Start Time: 06/15/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/22/2023 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $211

Item Description

This specimen is not just another vanadinite...it is the classic old 'coke can red on white' style, which I grew up with and treasured as the best of the time (in the 1980s). Although thousands of vanadinite specimens have come out since, in all shapes and sizes and with bigger crystals, there is still a special aesthetic and power to these seemingly delicate, ethereal specimens with sharp red crystals on curving white blades of baryte. To me, among all finds, this remains a recognizable and unique, and therefore highly collectible, style of vanadinite. It is curvy, pretty, and sparkly all around. It comes form a prior collection with a dealer label showing $2500 was paid for it...which it might not get here, but just to say that, in person, at least two somebodies thought it quite special. Lastly, it is sturdy and does not have the fragility problem of so many vanadinites.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$211 06/22/2023 5:58:35 pm (CDT)
$210 06/22/2023 5:58:35 pm (CDT)
$200 06/22/2023 5:58:26 pm (CDT)
$190 06/22/2023 5:58:26 pm (CDT)
$180 06/22/2023 5:58:17 pm (CDT)
$170 06/22/2023 5:58:17 pm (CDT)
$160 06/22/2023 12:12:37 pm (CDT)
$150 06/22/2023 10:33:00 am (CDT)
$146 06/22/2023 10:33:00 am (CDT)
$110 06/22/2023 10:32:37 am (CDT)
$100 06/22/2023 10:32:37 am (CDT)
$30 06/19/2023 11:49:39 am (CDT)
$25 06/19/2023 11:49:39 am (CDT)
$20 06/17/2023 3:01:41 pm (CDT)
$15 06/17/2023 8:22:12 am (CDT)
$10 06/15/2023 11:02:01 pm (CDT)