Silent auction · by ASA Digital Art

Luxurious Specimens

A gallery of minerals, crystals, and specimens, gathered one by one. When the doors open, every lot will arrive with its mineral, locality, size, weight, and known history—and leave by sealed bid.

Coming soon

The First Auction Is Coming

Nothing is listed yet, and bidding has not opened. As each lot is approved, it will take its place here with photographs, specifications, a starting bid, and a fixed closing time.

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A First Look

Images marked “Illustration (digital render)” are artwork, not actual specimens. Nothing on this page is a listed lot, and nothing is for sale yet.

Illustration (digital render): a split rough stone with a glowing, multicolored interior on dark cloth — Illustration (digital render)

Illustration (digital render): a rounded, petal-shaped metallic specimen on velvet in a glass case — Illustration (digital render)

Illustration (digital render): a pale violet crystal held on a brass stand in a glass case — Illustration (digital render)

Illustration (digital render): a tall polished black slab with a single gold vein on a plinth — Illustration (digital render)

Actual photo of an ASA Digital Art specimen, 1200x magnification: translucent yellow plates with a small bright green point — Actual photo of an ASA Digital Art specimen, 1200x magnification

Under the Microscope

Field notes in light: our own microscope photographs of specimens in the collection. Tap any image to enlarge it. None of these are listed lots, and nothing here is for sale yet.

A dark rounded specimen, background removed — How we photograph: the specimen on the microscope stand (background removed).

Another angle of the specimen, background removed — The same specimen turned to show a pale, light-colored spot (background removed).

Microscope close-up of translucent yellow crystals — A close-up of crystals on the specimen above.

Microscope close-up of a sparkly granular matrix with a dark grain — A glittering, granular matrix around a single dark grain, under the microscope.

Microscope close-up of a dark surface with small white mineral grains — Small white mineral grains scattered across a dark surface, under the microscope.

The Gallery

First lots coming soon

Bidding opens when lots are approved

How bidding will work, once it opens:

Sealed Bids

Every bid stays private. You will see how many bids a lot has drawn, and only your own amount.

Clear Listings

Every lot will state its mineral, locality, dimensions, weight, and provenance. Where something is uncertain, we will say so in plain words.

Honest Closing

Each lot closes at a fixed time, Eastern, with no countdown tricks. The highest bid wins, provided any reserve is met.

About

Luxurious Specimens is kept by ASA Digital Art in Florida. Each mineral specimen will be offered by silent auction with a plain, accurate description: whether it is natural, synthetic, or lab-grown, and any treatment we know of. Questions are welcome: asadigitalart000@gmail.com.

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