Silver and Acanthite

This is a very unusual antique silver specimen with a coating of acanthite on the silver wires, it seems. It is a display-quality small cabinet piece, from the famous Himmelsfurst Mine in Germany. Many of the attractive, curving wires are over 3 cm in length, and their sinuous form as they twist and turn above the matrix is quite aesthetic. Little calcites add accent. A desirable display piece, complete all around, AND an important old classic! Obtained in trade from Ed David in the 1990s, and then long in the Obodda collection.

Unknown Owner

Product details

Species

Acanthite, Silver

SizeSmall Cabinet

Dimensions6.0 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm

Locality

Germany, Saxony, Himmelsfürst Mine

Added on10/23/2024

Comments

Known provenance

2024/08