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THBBookends, Crosscut Agate Rock Crystal Thunderegg
About Seller
522 South Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
United States
Sarasota Estate Auction specializes in a wide variety of furniture, antiques, fine art, lighting, sculptures, and collectibles. Andrew Ford, owner and operator of the company, has a passion for finding the best pieces of art and antiques and sharing those finds with the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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About Auction
LiveJun 8, 2024
Over 900 lots will be offered in day 1 of our 2 day weekend. There are multiple lots of modern and contemporary art from mixed medias and lithographs to prints and abstracts. We have art glass sculptures, Louis Vuitton luggage, Steuben, Kosta Boda glass, a Laverne table, and more! Sarasota Estate Auction sarasotaestateauction@gmail.com
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- Lot Description
Bookends, Crosscut Agate Rock Crystal Thunderegg. Mineral Specimen. Size (together): 4 1/2 X 3 1/2X 5 1/2 in. #5343 . A thunderegg is a rock similar to a geode that can form within rhyolitic volcanic ash layers when lava and water combine. They are rough spheres about the size of a baseball, though some have measured almost a meter across, and usually look like ordinary rocks on the outside. Slicing them in half and polishing them reveals intricate patterns and colors, and the center is composed of chalcedony that appears like a filmy hardened liquid due to silica blending with the ash. A thunderegg may be referred to as a geode if it has a hollow in it, but not all geodes are thundereggs because there are many different ways for a hollow to form. They are found globally where conditions are optimal, with Oregon in the US being the most famous location. On March 30, 1965, the thunderegg was designated as the Oregon state rock by a joint resolution of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. The world’s largest thunderegg is 1.75 tons and is housed by the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro, Oregon. Native American legend says that the rocks are the eggs of the thunderbirds which supposedly occupied Mount Hood and Mount Jefferson. Thunder Spirits on the mountains hurled the “eggs” at each other for sport.
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Sarasota Estate Auction IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING! BUYER MUST ARRANGE SHIPPING. All shipping will be handled by the winning bidder. Sarasota Estate Auction recommends obtaining shipping quotes before bidding on any items in our auctions. To obtain a quote, please email info@premiershipment.com. Be sure to include the lot you are interested in and address you would like the quote for. Refunds are not offered under any circumstances base on shipping issues, this is up to the buyer to arrange this beforehand.
BIDDER MUST ARRANGE THEIR OWN SHIPPING. Although SEA will NOT arrange shipping for you, we do recommend our preferred shipper Premier Shipping & Crating at info@premiershipment.com You MUST email them, please DO NOT CALLl. If you'd like to compare shipping quotes or need more options, feel free to contact any local Sarasota shippers. You can email any one of the shippers below as well. Be sure to include the lot(s) you won and address you would like it shipped to. Brennan with The UPS Store #0089 - 941-413-5998 - Store0089@theupsstore.com AK with The UPS Store #2689 - 941-954-4575 - Store2689@theupsstore.com Steve with The UPS Store #4074 - 941-358-7022 - Store4074@theupsstore.com Everett with PakMail - 941-751-2070 - paktara266@gmail.com
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