Nye & Co offers superlative group of microscopes and minerals, Nov. 17

Cased Spencer Lens Company brass microscope with objective lenses and additional attachments, est. $300-$500
Cased Spencer Lens Company brass microscope with objective lenses and additional attachments, est. $300-$500
Cased Spencer Lens Company brass microscope with objective lenses and additional attachments, est. $300-$500

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Nye & Company Auctioneers’ online auction of The Charles S. Shultz Collection on Wednesday, November 17 is certain to delight collectors, dealers, scientific and literary enthusiasts alike. The Estate Treasures auction, starting at 10 am Eastern time, includes the scientific and travel library from Charles. S. Shultz, the noted 19th century financier and past president of the American Microscopical Society and the New York Microscopical Society. Also included are scientific instruments, minerals, Geissler tubes and 19th and 20th century ephemera. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Crystals, minerals and semiprecious stones add luster to July 27 sale

Natural tricolor tourmaline in pink, purple, and black, estimated at $2,500-$3,000
Natural tricolor tourmaline in pink, purple, and black, estimated at $2,500-$3,000
Natural tricolor tourmaline in pink, purple, and black, estimated at $2,500-$3,000

NEW YORK – It’s not just gold that lies in them thar hills. A startling number of treasures lurk beneath the surface of the Earth, including crystals, minerals, and semiprecious stones, and to be frank, you might like them more than gold. Some of these beauties have tough, rugged surfaces that challenge carving tools, while others yield to the merest brush of a fingernail. They take every shape you can imagine and some you can’t, and a select number boast colors that would make a rainbow look dull and uninspired. You can see it for yourself on July 27, as Jasper52 presents a 686-lot Natural Crystals, Minerals & Specimens sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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New York auction showcases crystals, minerals and specimens

Kambaba ‘Healing Sphere,’ estimated at $300-$350
Kambaba ‘Healing Sphere,’ estimated at $300-$350
Kambaba ‘Healing Sphere,’ estimated at $300-$350

NEW YORK – Who hasn’t looked at a curve of earth and thought, “I wonder what’s under there?” We’ll never know the names of the humans countless centuries ago who first plunged crude tools, and probably their fingers, into the soil over and over and over again, just to see what might lurk beneath. Some of those ancient diggers reaped unfathomable rewards, discovering weird and wonderful rocks that glistened, gleamed, and sparkled. Our fascination with such treasures has never waned. If anything, it’s only grown stronger.Continue reading