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[GneissWare]

Does anyone have any biographically information on this collector whose minerals were dispersed a few years ago? I'm looking for anything as part of the provenance of his collecting.
Thanks.
Bob

[Peter Megaw]

His collection was dispersed by Ian Bruce out of the UK and the Leichts of Kristalle in California, I would expect one of them has or can guide you to some detailed information

[GneissWare]

In case anyone else has pieces from the Wein collection, here is the info I have gotten from Wayne & Dona at Kristalle:

"Wein was in the construction business in Stuttgart - collected for over 50 years - great focus on gem mineral, alpine, black forest and european classics.....he had a neighbor who shuffled back and forth to Pakistan so in the last few years before he sold us the collection he obtained a number of those pieces."

If anyone else knows anything else about him, I would appreciate a point in the right direction.

Bob

[Peter]

I have images of his collection taken 15 years ago. The collection consisted of a lot of large specimens, some quite good but of typical old time European style among which were some American style pieces, i.e. little matrix w larger crystals.

It was quite a large collection as to number of specimens and "kilos". Similar info as Kristalle. I think he had collected for some 50 years in the mid 90s.