11 Dec 2012
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Los Angeles
The World of Opals, The Splendor of Gold including the Margie and Robert E. Petersen Collection of Gold Nuggets
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The World of Opals, The Splendor of Gold including the Margie and Robert E. Petersen Collection of Gold Nuggets
Back to auction 21137
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Ivory, Black Opal, Quartz and Silver Belt Buckle
By Lee Downey
Bali, Indonesia
Centering on a skull-form motif of carved quartz overlay above a Mintabie black opal base, the buckle is further decorated with seven opal "diamonds" formed of rose-cut faceted rock crystal quartz over a Mintabie opal base. The stones are set into fossil Woolly Mammoth ivory tusk carved into the shape of a heart bezel-set in silver, against a stipplied and chased ground, signed Lee Downey, Mammoth, stamped .925, length 3 3/4 in
Bali, Indonesia
Centering on a skull-form motif of carved quartz overlay above a Mintabie black opal base, the buckle is further decorated with seven opal "diamonds" formed of rose-cut faceted rock crystal quartz over a Mintabie opal base. The stones are set into fossil Woolly Mammoth ivory tusk carved into the shape of a heart bezel-set in silver, against a stipplied and chased ground, signed Lee Downey, Mammoth, stamped .925, length 3 3/4 in
Sold for
US$ 1,250
inc. premium
Category: Natural History
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