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
Rare Red-Fire Black Opal and Platinum Ring--"The Rainbow Opal"
Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia
A single stone ring set with an oval cabochon black opal, rare and unusual for its entirely unique pattern of play-of-color: three bands of vivid red "streams", alternating with broad-flash greens, blues and hints of orange aligned within the true black body color in three "rivulets" of color, mounted in a simple and elegant platinum setting. This is a unique and important offering for the knowledgeable opal collector. Weighing approximately 5.31 carats and measuring 16.01 x 13.18 x 4.30mm, size 6.
A single stone ring set with an oval cabochon black opal, rare and unusual for its entirely unique pattern of play-of-color: three bands of vivid red "streams", alternating with broad-flash greens, blues and hints of orange aligned within the true black body color in three "rivulets" of color, mounted in a simple and elegant platinum setting. This is a unique and important offering for the knowledgeable opal collector. Weighing approximately 5.31 carats and measuring 16.01 x 13.18 x 4.30mm, size 6.
Sold for
US$ 27,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Accompanied by a Gemological Institute of America report number 2131671082 dated August 1, 2011 stating natural black opal with no indications of color treatment.
Category: Natural History
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