SOLD
MD-214892
Opal
Bare Mountain District (Fluorine District), Nye Co., Nevada, USA
Small Cabinet, 9.0 x 6.7 x 3.1 cm
SOLD
A historic, old-time specimen of massive, solid, gray to off-white opal with a couple of blebs of darker opal from the famous opal fields of Nye County, Nevada. This old-timer is from the "Fluorine District," according to the small Foote label glued to the back of the piece. A.E. Foote was a world-famous mineral dealer, who died in 1895. This piece also comes with a Warner & Grieger label, prominent California dealers and collectors prior to World War II. This piece was in the John Grieger Collection.