elegant Silver with Calcite ex Allan Young coll.

Item Description

This specimen is part of the 2021 Dallas Mineral Collecting Symposium benefit auction, with proceeds benefiting Mineralogical Record, Rocks & Minerals, Tucson Gem and Mineral Society, and mindat.org. Thanks to all of our participants!

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A very beautiful, sculptural, and elegant specimen of classic Kongsberg wire silver. This specimen is complete 360 degrees around and pristine. It is highly notable for its aesthetics, of course, but also for the attached calcite crystal at the base. The fact that it has not been cleaned with acid (proven by the calcite not dissolving away), is nice, as it retains the ancient patina of subtle colorations. This is just a particularly elegant miniature. It is not big and heavy, but it is eye-catching. Although there is no certain way to date such things, they generally are thought to be 100-plus years old, of this style. From the Brian McManus and Allan Young collections, donated by Allan to the Symposium auction.