Silver xls (very fine) Belsky Coll

Item Description

This amazingly sculptural crystallized silver looks like a dragon with a very long neck and uplifted tail! The overall form is spinel-twinned. The dramatic, long spinel-twin forms the neck and head. Sharp to sub-hedral tetrahexahedral crystals form the nose, fins and appendages to the tail. The crystals have a reddish tint, possibly from cuprite. Classic, old-time and excellent Michigan silver, probably pre-WWI. Choice material from this less well-known mine from the Howard Belsky Collection. Valued $750-1000.