Silver (beautiful crystallization) on Native Arsenic

Item Description

What a beautiful piece of these famous Silver specimens from the Pöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine in Germany. Silver is found in many world localities, but the pieces from this mine are some of the most distinctive examples of the species ever found. The unique arborescent forms (sometimes called "feather silver") are immediately recognizable and now regarded as classics around the world. This small cabinet sized piece is a very fine example of these well-known Silver featuring attractive semi-dendritic almost "plant"-like crystal formations sitting on native arsenic matrix. Very fun to view up close, but please be careful as these specimens are somewhat fragile and require care when handling.
From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl, a well-known German collector all over Europe with worldwide contacts to dealers and collectors. He started collecting seriously at the age of 14 and his great and varied worldwide collection reached over 6000 pieces. He was very active mineralogically until shortly before his passing in 2020 at the age of 82. Considering his collection had a large number of pieces, it still had an unusually high standard of quality from most worldwide localities. He particularly specialized in all classics as well as minerals of the Black Forest, where he spent much time collecting. His Black Forest and German subcollections went to his good friend Wolfgang Wendel. We at The Arkenstone have the privilege of offering the remainder of this great worldwide collection for the foreseeable future through our various platforms.