IMPORTANTE GOGOTTE DITE DE « FONTAINEBLEAU »
Important "gogotte" called "Fontainebleau".
An important "gogotte".
H 64 x W 50 x D 25 cm - H 25 1/4 x W 19 3/4 x D 9 7/8 in.
Concretion formed within the geological formation of "Sables de Fontainebleau" dated about 30 million years ago. Formed of tiny grains of quartz cemented by infiltrations of water charged with calcium carbonate, the gogottes present supernatural forms.
They fascinated Louis XIV who used them to decorate the gardens at Versailles.
