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Rubellite Tourmaline Parrots on Quartz Base
16 May 2018, 10:00 PDT
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Rubellite Tourmaline Parrots on Quartz Base
By Peter Muller
Brazil
Each parrot carved of rich red rubellite tourmaline, which has particularly good transparency to the tails, with inset pink tourmaline beaks and cabochon eyes. The gold vermeil feet sit perched atop a twinned quartz crystal having drusy overgrowth and clusters of crystals adhered to the side. Height 10 1/2 in
Brazil
Each parrot carved of rich red rubellite tourmaline, which has particularly good transparency to the tails, with inset pink tourmaline beaks and cabochon eyes. The gold vermeil feet sit perched atop a twinned quartz crystal having drusy overgrowth and clusters of crystals adhered to the side. Height 10 1/2 in

