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Lot 122
Black Opal with Red Fire
7 December 2016, 10:00 PST
Los AngelesUS$4,500 - US$5,500
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Black Opal with Red Fire
Ethiopia
A bright oval cabochon opal having a true black body color with predominantly red play-of-fire with flashes of orange, extensive green and also electric blue-purple. It is rare to see true black body color in Ethiopian opals. Weighing approximately 7.5 carats and measuring 17.21 x 14.20 x 5.03mm
A bright oval cabochon opal having a true black body color with predominantly red play-of-fire with flashes of orange, extensive green and also electric blue-purple. It is rare to see true black body color in Ethiopian opals. Weighing approximately 7.5 carats and measuring 17.21 x 14.20 x 5.03mm
Footnotes
Accompanied by a Gemological Institute of America report number #2173789178 dated August 16, 2016 stating that the cabochon black opal is natural and that it shows no indications of color treatment.

