Auction Preview: The Moon and Beyond: Meteorites from the Stifler Collection at Christie’s, Online, July 11-25
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What: The Moon and Beyond: Meteorites from the Stifler Collection (11 - 25 July)Where: Christie’s, OnlineWhen: July 11-25, 10:00 am ESTTop Lots at the Sale:— “Gibeon Meteorite — Natural Exotic Sculpture from Outer Space,” Iron, fine octahedrite, GibAuction Preview: The Moon and Beyond: Meteorites from the Stifler Collection at Christie’s, Online, July 11-25
What: The Moon and Beyond: Meteorites from the Stifler Collection (11 - 25 July)Where: Christie’s, OnlineWhen: July 11-25, 10:00 am ESTTop Lots at the Sale:— “Gibeon Meteorite — Natural Exotic Sculpture from Outer Space,” Iron, fine octahedrite, Gibeon, Great Namaland, Namibia. Draped in a variegated gun metal-hued patina with ochre accents, the broad apex and even more voluminous terminal regions are connected by an unbreakable extraterrestrial steel shoulder. Measurement: 404x295x176mm. (16x11.5x6.75in.); 61kg. (134.5lbs). Featured in lot 44. Estimate: 250,000 USD – 350,000 USD— “NWA 12691 — Massive Triangular Specimen of the Moon — End Piece Reveals Interior and Exterior of a Sample from the NWA 8046 Clan of Lunar Meteorites,” Lunar Feldspathic Breccia, Sahara Desert, Mauritania. This end piece reveals both the interior and exterior surfaces of a Moon rock. Measurement: 247x193x37mm. (9.75x7.5x1.5in.); 1.92kg. (4.25lbs). Featured in lot 31. Estimate: 160,000 USD – 240,000 USD— “A Noteworthy Offering of the Moon — The Endpiece of NWA 8641, Internal and External Surfaces Revealed,” Moon – Lunar meteorite feldspathic breccia, Sahara Desert, Morocco. This is a lunar breccia — a rock composed of different fragments of rocks and minerals cemented together by interstitial impact melt. Measurement: 188x127x39mm. (7.33x5x1.5in.); 961.9g. (2.1lbs). Featured in lot 40. Estimate: 100,000 USD – 130,000 USD— “Extraterrestrial Gems in Massive Seymchan Meteorite Slice,” Pallasite – PMG, Magadan District, Russia (62°54’ N, 152°26’ E). Large, articulated zones of olivine and peridot are suspended in a matrix of iron-nickel. The outer rim of the meteorite’s exterior surface is muted. Measurement: 550x410x6mm. (21.75x16x0.25in.); 7.98kg. (17.5lbs). Featured in lot 36. Estimate: 70,000 USD – 100,000 USD— “Massive Dronino Meteorite — Extraterrestrial Sculpture from Outer Space,” Iron, ataxite (ungrouped), Ryazan district, Russia (54° 44’ N, 41° 25' E). Dronino is a highly exotic meteorite. No other meteorite looks like this. Measurement: 468x338x109mm. (18.33x13.33x4.25in.); 52.9kg. (116.5lbs). Featured in lot 33. Estimate: 50,000 USD – 80,000 USD— “A Triangular Specimen of the Moon — End Piece Reveals Interior and Exterior of a Meteorite from the NWA 8046 Clan of Lunar Meteorites,” Lunar Feldspathic Breccia, Sahara Desert, Mauritania. This somewhat triangular end piece reveals both the interior and exterior surfaces of a Moon rock. Measurement: 199x122x19mm. (7.75x4.75x0.75in.); 537.9g. (1.2lbs). Featured in lot 28. Estimate: 50,000 USD – 75,000 USD— “NWA 12691 — Rare Lunar Sphere — From the NWA 8046 Clan of Lunar Meteorites,” Lunar Feldspathic Breccia, Sahara Desert, Mauritania. This complete brecciated lunar sphere is composed of different fragments of rocks and minerals. Measurement: 43mm. (1.66in.) in diameter. 123.9g. (0.25lbs). Featured in lot 30. Estimate: 35,000 USD – 55,000 USD— “NWA 11057 — Large Complete Slice of the Planet Mars with Entrapped Martian Atmosphere,” Mars Rock – SNC Diabasic Shergottite, Sahara Desert, North West Africa. Large irregular inclusions of dark impact glass are scattered across this specimen’s gray matrix. Measurement: 154x145x3mm. (6x5.75x0.1in.); 143.6g. (0.3lbs). Featured in lot 21. Estimate: 30,000 USD – 50,000 USDFor details, visit: https://onlineonly.christies.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the salehttps://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin Read more