Silver on Native Arsenic (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)

120 m Level, Puhla-Tellerhaeuser Mine, Puhla, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Miniature, 3.7 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm
Start Time: 07/06/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/13/2017 6:46:53 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed

Item Description

A classic specimen of the famous and breathtaking Silvers from the Pohla Mine. These are some of the most iconic Silvers from any world locality. This piece is filled with gorgeous "tree" or "fern" like growths of sharp brilliant crystallized Silver that branch out with such precision and beauty that you almost can't believe they're real. We photographed the piece up closed with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to really illustrate the beauty. The Silver sits upon a piece of nearly black Native Arsenic for a lovely contrast. Great quality all around and really show up close. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #2). Bedogne wrote dozens of articles and several books about the mineralogy of Italian Alpine localities such as Val Bregaglia, Val Masino, Val Codera, Val Spluga, Valtellina and the famous Val Malenco. He was also the founder of the Valtellinese Mineralogical Institute.

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