[meteorite-list] bonhams meteorite auction

From: Mike Jensen <*meteoriteplaya_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:08:03 -0600 Message-ID: <6f9da8300710291608s58e3b175hb1e0bded8c675860_at_mail.gmail.com> · meteoriteplaya_at_meteoritecentral.com

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On 10/29/07, Zelimir.Gabelica at uha.fr <Zelimir.Gabelica at uha.fr> wrote:
> Does somebody know (Darryl ?) for how much did the following items
> sell at the Bonham's auction ?
>
> - l'Aigle (with old label)
> - Ensisheim
> - Holbrook 604 g
>
> Regarding Ensisheim, if sold, how can one learn who was the bidder
> (supposed to be the new happy owner) ? (assuming the bidder was not
> anonymous nor the info confidential) ?
>
> Not curiosity but I just wish to complete/update my compilation of
> Ensisheim meteorite owners...
>
> Thanks!
>
> Zelimir
>
> Darryl Pitt <Darryl at dof3.com> a ?(c)crit? :
>
> >
> > The following was issued by Bonhams.
> >
> >
> >
> > ===========================
> >
> >
> >
> > Meteorite Shower in Manhattan Today
> >
> > Bonhams' auction brings large crowd and strong prices
> >
> > Meteorite collectors, scientists, and admirers of sculptural artifacts
> > from outer space bid today for Historic Meteorites and Related
> > Americana in the first sale exclusively dedicated to meteorites to be
> > held by a major auction house.  Auctioneers Bonhams opened its New York
> > City salesroom today (Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007) for a 53-lot sale which
> > featured important examples of intergalactic collectibles.  The sale
> > brought $750,000, with more than half the lots selling above their high
> > estimates and a strong sell-through rate (at 93%) overall.
> >
> > Meteorite expert Darryl Pitt sees the international interest in the
> > sale as supportive of his assertion that the market is robust and
> > rapidly growing, the most desirable objects seeing interest from
> > private collectors and institutions alike.  Claudia Florian, Natural
> > History Specialist and organizer of the Bonhams sale, stated that she
> > was delighted with the buoyant results -- which indicate the overall
> > strength of the market.  "The results were stronger than anticipated
> > with a near-perfect result.  We hope to conclude sales on the handful
> > of unsold lots in the next several days."
> >
> > Top lot sold today was a specimen described as the epitome of an iron
> > meteorite.  It came to Earth during the largest meteorite shower in
> > human history and was retrieved from Siberia, Russia.  This
> > Sikhote-Alin brought $122,750 (estimate $55/70,000).
> >
> > An interesting lot attracting competitive bids from privates and
> > institutional curators is the only known mailbox to have been impacted
> > by a meteorite.  A grey-painted steel mailbox from Claxton, Georgia,
> > near Atlanta, was struck in December of 1984.  The dented mailbox sold
> > for $82,750 on Sunday.  A 5.5-gram slice of the meteorite that caused
> > the damage to the mailbox sold for $7,768.  A 23-gram slice of a
> > meteorite which hit a car in Peekskill, NY was offered with pieces of
> > the car, it sold for $1,673.
> >
> > -More-
> >
> > Meteorites and Bonhams Auction
> >
> > -2-
> >
> > A slice of a meteorite composed of gemstones sold for $82,750, this
> > example of a pallasite, dubbed the Glorieta Mountain meteorite -- found
> > in New Mexico --  displays a wonderful array of olivine crystals within
> > its nickel-iron matrix.  A slice of a meteorite formerly within a
> > London museum sold for $77,000, the shape of the specimen is a baseball
> > home plate, the complete mass displaying olive and peridot clusters.
> >
> > Aesthetic meteorites are extremely rare.  Sculpture collectors have
> > expressed interest in these specimens given their eye-pleasing forms.
> > One of these, a Gibeon from Namibia, sold for $77,000.  Another
> > example, described as tabletop sculpture, sold for more than four times
> > its estimate, bringing $26,888.
> >
> > The path to Earth is not without its perils, meteorites often
> > disintegrate long before impact.  Some examples land with thumb prints
> > or regmaglypts and an example with a deep scoop, referred to as an
> > extraterrestrial candy bowl (which weighs 68-pounds), doubled its
> > estimate to bring $38,838.
> >
> > Bidders spanned the planet, with those in the auction room competing
> > with bidders on the telephones from Canada, Europe, the Middle East and
> > Australia, as well as many parts of the US.  The illustrated catalogue
> > will remain online for review at www.bonhams.com/us.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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