Hi again, Folks! Exactly, Matt! I have some samples in my collection, which I got from a very famous european collector, which have a museum provenance also. He sold me these samples with hand drawn sketches, which show me how the samples looked like, as he has gotten them from his source and which part I got from them - very interesting.
All the Best Ingo P.S. Send this out quite some time ago, but it didn't made it to the list. If this should be become a double I'm sorry for that. -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von [email protected] Gesendet: Dienstag, 20. September 2011 18:52 An: Michael Gilmer; [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Betreff: [!! SPAM] Re: [meteorite-list] Durability of provenance So what happens when the museum cut it? Matt ------------------------ Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 Kerf Industries LLC Precision Wire Saw http://www.kerfindustries.com -----Original Message----- From: Michael Gilmer <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:47:18 To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Durability of provenance Hi Paul and List, I would say yes and no. Technically speaking, the material originated from the institutional collection. But, the material has been cut/modified by the dealer, so it is not in the original form that came from the institution. Personally, as a seller, I would disclose up front that the material originated from XXX collection, but has been cut down since then. I'd provide a copy of the original specimen card or label, and a copy of my own label. That way, a potential buyer can decide ahead of time if they still want to purchase the specimen, and if they do, they will have provenance from the original piece and the sliced/cut specimen that came from it. Best regards, MikeG -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Meteorites & Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- On 9/20/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All. > > Here's a question that's been rolling around in my mind for quite a while. > > Suppose you purchase a 50g meteorite from Joe Dealer and Joe supplies > information that the specimen is "ex Museum of Natural History, New York." > > Then, suppose you cut it in half. > > Are either of the pieces, or both, considered to be "ex Museum of Natural > History, New York?" > > Cheers. > > Paul Swartz > IMCA 5204 > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
