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The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 2

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 599

Group of Seven Mineral Specimens

Estimate: $600 - $800

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

to include: fluorite specimen on stand, a beautiful, rare subvitreous crocoite specimen with unknown clear blue crystal terminations on underside, black tourmaline and aquamarine in quartz matrix, possibly orange creedite cluster, hemimorphite specimen on a limonite matrix, with two green mineral specimens, largest specimen 9-1/2 x 8 in with stand

Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

Condition

fluorite glued to stand, chips, losses, and abrasions to all specimens