Lot 818* - A207 Out of This World - Monday, 04. December 2023, 04.00 PM
GOLD NUGGET
Victoria, Australia
5.6 × 3 × 1.3 cm
82.4 g
5.6 × 3 × 1.3 cm
82.4 g
Provenance: Swiss private collection
Australia is blessed with some of the best–quality gold in the world and the gold nuggets found on this continent are some of the purest, averaging above 95 percent pure gold. These nuggets have a tremendous amount of character and intricate shapes. The main reason is that Australian gold nuggets tend not to be found in riverbeds, so escaping the fate of becoming polished and river-worn.
Gold nuggets have been found nationwide in Australia but were particularly abundant in the southeastern state of Victoria, which was also the source of the world’s largest nugget, the ‘Welcome Stranger’. Since the first gold rushes in the 1850s, gold diggers from around the world came looking for hope, excitement, adventure and of course golden riches while forming a new vibrant, multicultural society.
18th-century author Antoine Rivarol summed up the appeal of gold better than most: ‘Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls’.
This specimen features the sharp and faceted shapes and high purity that make Australian gold a favourite among collectors and a truly exciting little treasure.
Australia is blessed with some of the best–quality gold in the world and the gold nuggets found on this continent are some of the purest, averaging above 95 percent pure gold. These nuggets have a tremendous amount of character and intricate shapes. The main reason is that Australian gold nuggets tend not to be found in riverbeds, so escaping the fate of becoming polished and river-worn.
Gold nuggets have been found nationwide in Australia but were particularly abundant in the southeastern state of Victoria, which was also the source of the world’s largest nugget, the ‘Welcome Stranger’. Since the first gold rushes in the 1850s, gold diggers from around the world came looking for hope, excitement, adventure and of course golden riches while forming a new vibrant, multicultural society.
18th-century author Antoine Rivarol summed up the appeal of gold better than most: ‘Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls’.
This specimen features the sharp and faceted shapes and high purity that make Australian gold a favourite among collectors and a truly exciting little treasure.
CHF 6 000 / 8 000 | (€ 6 190 / 8 250)
Sold for CHF 8 125 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.