20th Century Onyx Picture Frame with Blue John Decoration England Circa 1960

A wonderful 20th Century Onyx Photograph Frame with Blue John decoration, Date Circa 1960, Origin England.

The Picture Frame showcases a great contrast of Material; the white onyx works well with the applied Rare Blue John applied boarder.

Blue John Stone is found nowhere in the world but amongst the rocks of Treak Cliff Hill, Castleton. Blue John Stone is now only mined in two caverns: Treak Cliff Cavern and Blue John Cavern. This mineral, a colour banded form of fluorspar, is so beautiful that it has been prized for many hundreds of years.

The frame stands in both the portrait & landscape position.

Dimensions;

Frame H 7 1/2” / 19.05cm

W 5 1/2” / 13.97cm