Azurite (circa 1890s)

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Here is a classic and very pretty, sparkling old Bisbee azurite piece from the late 1890s or possibly into the early 1900s. It comprises numerous, finely crystalline, glistening botryoids of royal blue azurite to 1 cm across that line a recessed vuggy area on the piece as well as some of the higher relief areas. Contacted areas around the periphery along with a few truncated botryoids provide color contrast of a bright medium blue showing the fascinating layering within the piece. The color and textural contrast on this showy small cabinet piece is very eye-catching. Ben Williams became the General Manager of the Copper Queen from 1882 to 1889 and had a stunning personal collection that was only relatively recently brought to market by the Larson family (Fallbroko, CA) circa 2000; after staying in a family descendant's attic for nearly a century. While they sold much of the collection at that time, this update features pieces from the Ben Williams collection, from the late 1800s, that were kept back another 2 decades in the personal azurite/malachite suite of the collection of Bill Larson in his home (most others were sold off at the time, early 2000s).