10th Aug, 2022 12:00
A Cabinet of Curiosities: including an Important Natural History Collection
A LARGE & IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF MINERAL SPECIMENS
LARGE & IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF MINERAL SPECIMENS,
including a lirocinote and minor clinoclase from Wheal Gorland, Cornwall, apophyllite from Poona, India, barters (19th century Frizington) from Yeateshouse Mines Cumbria, tourmaline from Pakistan, a calcite, a flourite from the Old Tor mine, Derbyshire, and many more, accompanied by a detailed listing (over 100 in total)
Provenance: The Maurice G. Weller Collection.
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Sold for £650
Estimated at £400 - £600
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