A LOVELY HAND SIZED PORTSOY MARBLE SERPENTINE DISPLAY PIECE HAND POLISHED, I COLLECTED THIS PIECE FROM ONE OF THE COVES IN PORTSOY IN THE NORTH EAST OF SCOTLAND AND THEN CUT AND POLISHED ONE OF THE FACINGS AND THE BACK PART OF THE PIECE THERE IS A PART OF THE PIECE UNPOLISHED TO SHOW THE CONTRAST OF THE POLISHED SIDE AND THE NATURAL STONE, THIS UNIQUE SCOTTISH SERPENTINE IS FAMOUS FOR LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE IMPORTING IT TO MAKE 2 LARGE FIREPLACES IN HIS PALACE OF VERSAILLES IN THE 18th CENTURY, IT WOULD MAKE A LOVELY RARE ADDITION TO YOUR MINERAL COLLECTION