Celestine on Marble (rare, old classic locale) ex Robertson Coll.

Spania Dolina (Herrengrund), Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Small Cabinet, 7.9 x 5.0 x 3.4 cm
Start Time: 10/12/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/19/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Blue celestine on marble is a classic combination from this historic old copper mining district. Glassy pretty sky-blue crystals, to 5 mm, are aesthetically clustered on the contrasting marble matrix. Ex Hermann Kraft collection, a German collector and dealer in the 1930s. The piece was acquired from Wilhelm Maucher, a prominent German dealer who passed away in 1930. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 8131 and acquired from the Cisneros' in the Spring of 1977. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record). Old-time specimens, such as this are seldom on the market.

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