A Professional Collection of Mineral Specimens

Name: A Professional Collection of Mineral Specimens
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA637341
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

Description

An interesting and rare late 19th century Victorian COLLECTION OF MINERAL SPECIMENS.

The mahogany box opens to reveal a series of three trays, each of which contains 30 different minerals, all numbered and labelled with their descriptions and making a total of 90. Good condition and complete. The box measures:13.5 x 11.5ins and 7ins high. (34.25 x 29.25 x 17.8cms)

*** This is a professional collection; apart from being numbered, many of the minerals have applied paper labels showing the origin (G. B. Sowerby of Regent St, London) and the price. Some individual items cost more than a week's wages!

Physical Dimensions

Height

17.8cm (7.01")

Width

34.2cm (13.46")

Depth

29.2cm (11.50")

Declaration

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA637341

Dealers Internal Reference

2044

Dealers Notes

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Description

An interesting and rare late 19th century Victorian COLLECTION OF MINERAL SPECIMENS.

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The mahogany box opens to reveal a series of three trays, each of which contains 30 different minerals, all numbered and labelled with their descriptions and making a total of 90.

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

Good condition and complete. The box measures:13.5 x 11.5ins and 7ins high. (34.25 x 29.25 x 17.8cms)

fig 1. A PROFESSIONAL COLLECTION OF MINERAL SPECIMENS — fig 1. A Professional Collection of Mineral Specimens

This is a professional collection; apart from being numbered, many of the minerals have applied paper labels showing the origin (G. B. Sowerby of Regent St, London) and the price. Some individual items cost more than a week's wages!