Lot 130a, Auction 3/19/2026: Natural Quartz Crystals, Malachite, & Geode Bookends

$260.00

In stock

North America, United States; South America, Brazil; Africa, various regions, ca. millions of years ago. A collection of thirteen assorted mineral and crystal formations, primarily quartz varieties including smoky quartz, pale yellow citrine, translucent clear quartz, and deep nearly opaque black specimens, as well as a striking smoky quartz example featuring green and pink tourmaline inclusions and a pair of cut and polished dyed blue agate geode bookends. Complementing the quartz group are a rich green botryoidal malachite formation with a naturally textured surface and a vibrant cluster of rusty orange vanadinite crystals set against white barite, together forming a diverse and visually compelling mineral assemblage. Size of a book end: 3″ L x 3″ W x 5″ H (7.6 cm x 7.6 cm x 12.7 cm)

Condition: Loss to the upper third of a book end, and the book ends are dyed blue. Chips and abrasions to crystal points.

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005

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