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

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.