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Rare Non-Nacreous Purple Pearl, Mercenaria mercenaria, Northern Quahog clam species, Coastal waters of the North Atlantic

Rare Non-Nacreous Purple Pearl, Mercenaria mercenaria, Northern Quahog clam species, Coastal waters of the North Atlantic . Estimate: US$ 1,200 - 1,500 ( €1,100 - 1,300) . Photo: Bonhams. Described by Linnaeus in 1758, the quahog pearl does not come from...

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Tags: Coastal waters of the North Atlantic, Mercenaria mercenaria, Northern Quahog clam species

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9 mai 2015

Orange Non-nacreous Pearl from a Rare Species, Cassis Cornuta, Indo-Pacific

Orange Non-nacreous Pearl from a Rare Species, Cassis Cornuta, Indo-Pacific. Estimate: US$ 6,000 - 8,000 ( €5,300 - 7,100) . Photo: Bonhams. The Cassis pearl is an extremely rare natural non-nacreaous pearl, produced by the mollusk Cassis Cornuta and...

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Tags: Cassis Cornuta, Indo-Pacific, Orange Non-nacreous Pearl

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9 mai 2015

Very Fine Non-Nacreous Orange Pearl, Melo melo, Saltwaters near Vietnam

Very Fine Non-Nacreous Orange Pearl, Melo melo, Saltwaters near Vietnam. Estimate: US$ 40,000 - 50,000 ( €36,000 - 45,000) . Photo: Bonhams. Relatively unknown in the West, even George Kunz's compendium of 1908, The Book of The Pearl, had no references...

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Tags: Melo melo, Non-Nacreous Orange Pearl, Saltwaters near Vietnam

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9 mai 2015

Large, Rare Non-nacreous Clam Pearl, Tridacna sp., Coastal waters of the Phillippines

Large, Rare Non-nacreous Clam Pearl, Tridacna sp., Coastal waters of the Phillippines. Estimate: $US$ 10,000 - 15,000 (€8,900 - 13,000). Photo: Bonhams. This large, snowy white non-nacreous pearl originates from a species of giant clam perfectly bouton-shaped...

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Tags: Non-nacreous Clam Pearl, Coastal waters of the Phillippines, Tridacna sp.

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9 mai 2015

Fine Conch Pearl, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch" Caribbean Sea

Fine Conch Pearl, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch" Caribbean Sea. Estimate: $US$ 10,000 - 15,000 ( €8,900 - 13,000) . Photo: Bonhams. Oval in form and even in its rose pink color--this is a collector's pearl of the highest rank. The flame pattern iridescence...

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Tags: conch pearl, Strombus gigas, "Queen Conch" Caribbean Sea

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9 mai 2015

Pair of Fine Conch Pearls, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch", Caribbean Sea

Pair of Fine Conch Pearls, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch", Caribbean Sea. Estimate: $5,000 - 7,000 ( €4,500 - 6,200). Photo: Bonhams. A conch is one of a number of different species of medium-sized to large saltwater snails and their shells. True conchs...

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Tags: conch pearl, Strombus gigas, Caribbean Sea, "Queen Conch"

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9 mai 2015

Rare natural pink Sapphire on offer in gems auction at Bonhams

Exceptional and Rare 24.69 carats Natural Pink Sapphire, Classic TM Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Estimate on request. Photo: Bonhams. LOS ANGELES, CA .- An exceptional and rare natural pink sapphire that is among the finest the market has seen in the last decade...

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Tags: pink sapphire, Russia, Ceylon sapphire, Demantoid Garnet, Red Spinel, Caribbean Sea, Burma Spinel, Conch Pearl and Diamond Necklace, Ural Mountains

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4 avril 2015

Pyritized Ammonite, Russia

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Tags: Russia, Pyritized Ammonite

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8 août 2014

Natural history auction in Denver features world class collection of lapidary arts

An Important Marra Mamba Tiger's Eye Slab, Mt. Brockman Station, Western Australia. Width: 154.90 cm. Estimate $ 25,000-35,000. DENVER, CO.- Leslie Hindman Auctioneers announces the sale of the collection of 570 lots from the Estate of Mr. Cafesjian including...

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Tags: India, Germany, Asprey, morganite, South Africa, Rhodochrosite, Chrysocolla, Idar-Oberstein, CHAMELEON, Scolecite on Stilbite, Gerd Dreher, Kuruman, Maharashtra, N'Chwaning Mine, Nashik District, Nashik Quarry, Sea Turtle, "Pincushion Pocket", Sweet Home Mine, Colorado

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1 août 2014

Very Large Checkerboard Aquamarine

Very Large Checkerboard Aquamarine. Photo Bonhams. Sure to become a statement piece if mounted as a pendant, this attractive aquamarine, most likely from Brazil, displays a rich blue unenhanced color, made all the more beautiful by its checkerboard faceting...

Posté par Alain Truong à 15:45 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Aquamarine

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