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(meteorobs) phillips auction & free catalogue info - auction: sunday, jan. 11th
The Phillips Natural History Sale will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday,
January 11th. Attendance is not necessary to participate. You may register
an absentee bid, or participate in the bidding while on the phone with
Phillips' personnel.
THE AUCTION
There are two hundred and fifty lots covering the spectrum of natural
history in this offering. Included are fifty-five meteorite specimens;
dinosauria--including most notably a baby pterodactyl; fossils--featuring a
saber tooth cat; amber; exceptional minerals & fluorescent minerals; cut
stones; The Jerusalem Egg Collection (850 species), which is the finest
collection of carved mineral eggs in the world; insects; stone age tools;
and dozens of other curiosities.
EXHIBITION
Viewings take place at Phillips / 406 East 79th Street / NYC
Phillips is just east of First Avenue.
Thursday, January 8th 10:00 a.m. -- 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 9th 10:00 a.m. -- 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 10th 10:00 a.m. -- 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 11th 9:30 a.m. --11:30 a.m.
The auction commences one hour following the final viewing.
METEORITES
An array of meteorites both for beginning and sophisticated collectors will
be offered. For the first time, many of the meteorites will be auctioned
without reserves, which is to say that regardless of where the bidding
stops, the specimen will be sold to the highest bidder. Meteorites without
reserves include: Henbury, Heze, Bandong, Murchison, Tokio "b", Xingyang,
Kesen, Ibitira, Karoonda, Millbillillie, select Gibeons and more. Other
notable meteorites available at this offering include Parnallee (LL3), Wells
(LL3), Tenham, Steinbach, Orange River, St. Michel, Divnoe (ACHONANOM),
Khmelevka, Luotolax (AHOW), Pena Blanca Springs, the 1400+ pound Campo "El
Iceberg," a 1400 gram amazingly beautiful new eucrite, an end piece of
Kainsaz loaded with crust, a fascinating Sikhote individual which was
seconds away from becoming two Sikhote individuals, a large Sikhote
individual end piece, and encapsulated cut loss of Governador Valadares.
A description of all the meteorite lots can be found at
www.theskyisfalling.com Select the link "Phillips Auction - 1998."
LIMITED NUMBER OF FREE CATALOGUES
If you intend to participate in the auction and desire a catalogue, and
you're among the first 100 individuals to reply to this email with your name
and address, you will receive a catalogue free of charge. (To those of you
who may already have ordered a catalogue at the special $15 fee previously
indicated, you are entitled to a full credit; just indicate your entitlement
in an email.)
If you do not intend to participate in the auction, please refrain from
participating in this free offering. We ask that you do this in fairness to
those who wish to take part. Thank you.
You may participate in the meteorite section of the auction without a
catalogue merely by submitting a bid on the items desired. Just call
Phillips toll free at (800) 825-2781 and provide the attendant with the lot
number of the item(s) and the amount(s) you wish to bid or fax an Absentee
Bid Form which appears with the meteorite descriptions for this auction.
When providing an absentee bid, Phillips will act as your representative and
secure the item for you at the lowest possible price up to the amount of
your bid. For example, if you bid $450 on an item where the last bid
recorded was $350, you would not pay $450, but the next bidding interval
after $350--which is $375.
For those of you who are interested in the catalogue primarily as an
archival reference, they can be purchased for $25 prior to the sale and $10
following the sale. Again, each meteorite lot is fully described at
www.theskyisfalling.com, by selecting the Phillips' link.
Hoping that you've had an enjoyable holiday, and best wishes for the New Year.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch should you have any questions or comments.
Sincerely,
Darryl Pitt