拍品 191
拍品 191
A BRAHIN METEORITE CUBE

PALLASITE — PMG MINSK, GOMEL PROVINCE, BELARUS

成交價 GBP 9,375
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GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000
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A BRAHIN METEORITE CUBE

PALLASITE — PMG MINSK, GOMEL PROVINCE, BELARUS

成交價 GBP 9,375
成交價 GBP 9,375
詳情
The cut surfaces revealing in three dimensions the otherworldly metallic structure imbued with amber-hued olivine and peridot crystals. Modern cutting.
212in. (6.5cm.)
1129g.
特別通告
Specified lots are being stored at Crozier Park Royal (details below) or will be removed from Christie’s, 8 King Street, London, SW1Y 6QT by 5.00pm on the day of the sale. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. If the lot has been transferred to Crozier Park Royal, it will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day following the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s, 8 King Street, it will be available for collection on any working day (not weekends) from 9.00am to 5.00pm
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
榮譽呈獻
James HyslopHead of Department, Science & Natural History
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拍品專文

Brahin is a pallasite, a stony-iron meteorite — the most uncommon class of meteorites (representing 0.2% of all meteorites) which are arguably the most beautiful extraterrestrial substance known. Now offered is a section cut from such a meteorite. A mesmerizing mosaic of sparkling olivine and peridot crystals are showcased. First found in White Russia in 1810, the designation, pallasite, is in honor of the German scientist, Peter Pallas, who discovered the first pallasitic mass in 1749 in Siberia. This is an honor Pallas is most fortunate to have received, for he fervently believed until his dying days that the unusual specimen he found could not possibly have originated from outer space!

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