Rare 19th Century James Tennant Cabinet of Fossils & Minerals circa 1870’s
$3,191.22
Rare 19th Century James Tennant Cabinet of Fossils & Minerals
This is a remarkable cabinet and so very interesting. Some of the items have pieces of paper with handwritten details of their names.
There are an amazing 4 layers full of fossils and minerals. One missing which related to asbestos so that is not present
James Tennant was a Professor of Geological Mineralogy and Geology at King''s College London. He was also a lecturer on Geology and Mineralogy at The Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. From 1824 he was apprenticed to John Mawe (a dealer in minerals at 149 The Strand, London). After Mawe''s death in 1829, Tennant managed the Business with Mawe''s widow. He had agents in France, Italy and Germany who supplied him with every novelty connected with the business. He purchased Sarah Mawe''s shares upon her retirement in 1840.
Tennant had an excellent practical knowledge of minerals, and when diamonds were first found in South Africa, it was Tennant that verified they were indeed genuine. When the Koh-i-Noor diamond was recut in 1840, Tennant was the Superintendant overseeing the work. He became Mineralogist to Queen Victoria also in 1840. Elected Fellow of the Geological Society (1838) and President of the Geologist''s Association (1862-3). Tennant died in February 1881. He never married.
This cabinet is in great condition
Will be sent via 48hr courier
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