2024Thousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Persian Banded Agate "Eye" Cylindrical Bead, c. 10th-16th CenturySee Sold Price
2024Thousand Planet Auction HouseLot of Antique Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age Striped Agate 4 Chung Dzi Beads, c. 2500-1500 BCESee Sold Price
2024Thousand Planet Auction HouseGroup of Ancient Multicolored Glass Beads, c. 1st Millennium BCE to 1st Millennium CESee Sold Price
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAncient Southeast Asian Late Neolithic Period Jade Cylindrical Beads$10(1 bid)
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseGroup of 4 Antique Tibetan Himalayan Early Classical Period Banded Agate Etched Dzi Beads$10
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseLot of Antique Tibetan Striped Agate Tube Beads, c. 19th Century$10
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseLot of Vintage Renaissance Chevron Glass 3 Chevron Beads, c. 1500-1600$10
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Assorted Lot of Ancient Glass Beads, c. 4th-15th Century CE$10
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Set of Three Antique Tibetan Carnelian Beads, c. 15th-18th Century CE$10
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Himalayan Banded Agate Bow-Shaped Bead, 10th-16th Century$10
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Medieval European Shell Ornament for Jewelry or Brooch, c. 12th-15th Century CE$60
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 […]