2024Thousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Egyptian Steatite Scarab Seal, c. 1550-1070 BCESee Sold Price
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseCollection of 21 Ancient Egyptian and Roman Period Amethyst and Quartz Beads$10
2024Thousand Planet Auction HouseGroup of Antique Himalayan Tibetan Banded Agate Sulemani BeadsSee Sold Price
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseLot of Antique Medieval Banded Agate 3-Eye Pattern Beads, c. 1200-1400$10
2024Thousand Planet Auction HouseGroup of Old Renaissance Wound Glass 12 Beads with Glass InsetSee Sold Price
2024Thousand Planet Auction HouseAn Prehistoric Asian Fossil Fish Fossil on Stone Plaque, c. 100 million years agoSee Sold Price
Hold a rainbow in your hand: all-opal auction set for Feb. 28NEW YORK – On Tuesday, February 28, starting at 6 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will present a sale titled Exclusive All Opal Auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Massive opal sells for nearly $144K at Alaska auctionJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – A gemstone, billed as one of the largest gem-quality opals in existence, was sold for $143,750 at auction in Alaska on February 20. The opal, dubbed the Americus Australis, weighs more than 11,800 carats, according to the auction house Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals. It also has a long history.
Australian museum to display opal regarded as best ever foundSYDNEY (AFP) – An Australian museum said Monday it would exhibit what it believes is the best opal stone ever found — a 6.0-centimeter (2.4 inch) multicolored gem unearthed in the Outback and named the ‘Virgin Rainbow.’
Episcopal Diocese wants slave trade museum in old cathedralPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island wants to open a slave trade museum and a national center for reconciliation in its now-closed cathedral in Providence. The Providence Journal reports that diocese officials approved the plans for the Cathedral of St. John last month. Diocese official Linda Grenz says Rhode Island’s role […]