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Lot 8404

Rare Ruby in Fuschite Bowl

3 December 2006, 11:00 PST
Los Angeles

Sold for US$2,031.50 inc. premium

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Rare Ruby in Fuschite Bowl

Mysore, India
From a new source in the mountains of India, this highly unusual bowl has richly contrasting colors of purplish-red ruby, green fuschite and white calcite. This material is particularly difficult to polish as a bowl due to the varying hardnesses of the softer calcite and the significantly harder ruby. Large diameter bowls such, as this one, imply a great deal of planning on the part of the lapidary and often result in a significant waste of rough material. Diameter 8in

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