A nice group lot of Mexican opals I've acquired over the years. The parcel
includes 15 cabs from most of the types of opal mined in Mexico: fire opal, precious opal, matrix opal, and
water opal. These have not been stored in any medium to prevent drying, and have been cut and stable for
at least 15 years. (Only the highest dome matrix opal shows any cracking, but it's still stable and shows
wonderful fire to make up for this.) There's lots of color and fire in this group of stones. Every stone
has either a nice body color, visible fire, or both.
This is a gorgeous parcel of moonstones! No flaws, no knife-edged cabs, no duds... as the photo shows, these are all
beautiful cat's-eye cabs with very strong light band except the bottom cab, and it shows clearly a nice
bluish cast to it's sheen. All but the blue-sheen cab are calibrated sizes.
Center gem
Color: blue
Clarity: very clean
Size: 8.5 mm square cushion brilliant--incredible cut!
Weight: 3.40 cts
Origin: Brazil
Price: $27 ($8 per ct)
Shipping: $5 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Right gem
Color: golden
Clarity: very clean
Size: 7.8 mm pentagonal brilliant--incredible cut!
Weight: 2.00 cts
Origin: Brazil
Price: $30 ($15 per ct)
Shipping: $5 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Left gem
Color: blue
Size: 7.1 mm brilliant
Weight: 1.64 cts
Origin: Brazil
Price: $8 ($5 per ct)
Shipping: $5 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Jewelry
Azurite Sterling Silver Pendant
I love this pendant. I think it's one of the nicest pieces of sterling jewelry
I ever made, and one of the few finished pieces on this site of my own workmanship. I cut the azurite
cab myself from the rough, and it is probably one of the sweetest pieces of
azurite I've ever come across. The smattering of malachite splotches through the stone just serves to make the
gem that much more visually interesting. The blues are utterly fabulous, and the feathers with malachite beads hanging
from the bottom just serve to make it one of those wonderful designs that come together just right.
Size: azurite 23 1/2 x 17.7 mm
Price: $50
Shipping: $5 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Hopi Bracelet in Sterling Siver
This is a beautiful example of Hopi design. The bracelet is made of solid sterling and
the inlay of Mother-of-pearl, turquoise and coral is nice and tight... none of the loose sloppy work
you usually see in cheap imitation pieces being imported. I have the provenance on this piece since the
turquoise craze of the 1970s, so I know it's not some cheap recent knock-off. One look should tell you the same.
Size: front medallion measures over 27 mm across.
Price: $50
Shipping: $10 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Wings of Mendocino Sterling Inlay Bracelets
This pieces of sterling inlay jewelry are wonderfully collectible pieces. The artisans who
made them back in the 1970s were very talented inlay artists who took pride in their work, and it shows.
The designs are executed from quality abalone, mother-of-pearl, and turquoise chip, and the enameling is
clean and consistant. Another reason these pieces are collectible is because the company only produced
their wonderful jewelry for a few years before someone stole their designs and started cranking out
cheap imitations from south of the border. The prices of the imitations were cheap, and the quality
and materials showed it. Unfortunately, the imitations were so inexpensive and the economy of the time
was so tight that Wings of Mendocino was driven out of business. Fortunately, I acquired several pieces
when I purchased a small bead & jewelry shop that was going out of business in the Eighties, and now I'm
offering them for sale once again.
Bracelet #1
Price: $35
Shipping: $10 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Bracelet #2
Price: $35
Shipping: $10 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Bracelet #3
Price: $35
Shipping: $5 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Pendant #4
Size: 28+ mm diameter
Price: $25 ($35 w/sterling silver Italian box chain)
Shipping: $10 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Wands
These wands were made by me personally, and are so time consuming I only average making
about one ever year or so... they are labors of love, not made to generate income. Every component is handcrafted
to exacting standards. They are "metaphysically engineered" (if you can use such a term) to very specific
conditions. Each is crafted using genuine, unenhanced gemstones and crystals. Each gem was cut by me personally for
the design of the wand. The metalwork is all sterling silver. The construction is all intended to make the wand both
beautiful and functional. The crystals are naturally terminated, not repolished. The bullet cab at the base is intended
give the wand a comfortable point of contact with the skin for metaphysical work.
If you wish more specific information on their construction, feel free to contact me at
the link at the bottom of the page.
Amethyst Wand
Size: 5 7/8 inches tip-to-tip
Crystal: Amethyst
Side gem: Malachite
Base gem: Jelly opal
Core: borosilicate glass
Price: $60
Shipping: $10 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Aventurina Wand
Size: 7 5/8 inches tip-to-tip
Crystal: Quartz crystal
Side gem: Rhodolite garnet
Base gem: Purple fluorite
Core: Italina aventurina (goldstone) glass
Price: $75
Shipping: $10 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Crystal Wand
Size: 8 1/8 inches tip-to-tip
Crystal: Quartz crystal
Side gem: Almandine garnet
Base gem: Malachite
Core: borosilicate glass
Price: $60
Shipping: $10 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Beads
This is a 25 year collection of assorted glass beads going up for sale as a
single lot. There are thousands of beads in the lot from all over the world, from different eras, many of which
you may have never run across before. This is a combination of the last beads from the bead & jewelry shop
I purchased years ago, assorted beads I've added since then, and even beads I've lampworked myself. The collection
includes beads from here in the US, Austria, Venice, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Asia, and probably other locations. There are
a mix of fire-polished, cobalts, ruby glass, aventurinas, chevrons, millefiore, lead crystal (both old and new), African trade beads, modern lampwork, molded... etc etc etc.
Click on the picture for a view of most of the collection. (The Swarovski crystals are seperated to prevent them being
damaged.) It is only available as a collection... we won't high-grade or sell just a few select ones. Please don't ask.
Weight: 2.1 kg
Price: $200
Shipping: $20 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Cobalts
I ran across these big beauties about 10 years ago, and I've been hoarding them like they're my children. But
I guess it's time for them to leave the nest. They're Czech cobalts that run 18+ mm each, and they're just plain old gorgeous.
I always tried to get these for my customers, but never seemed to have any luck until I wasn't looking and somehow lucked
into four strands. I have no current source for these any more, so I only hope they find a good home.
Size: 18+ mm rounds
Quantity: 25 per strand
Price: $1 ea or $22 for a strand of 25
Shipping: $5 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Amber Strands
These strands of nice, solid, GENUINE (not reconstructed) amber beads are beautiful. They're
all in the rich gold to sherry color range and strung on yellow cord. Some are ready to wear, but most are simply temporarily strung,
awaiting whatever kind of clasp you may wish to install. I purchased these from a reputable importer who said they are Baltic
in origin, and I've seen nothing to indicate they're not... whatever they are, they're truly beautiful, consistant, and becoming more rare every day,
as anyone who deals with genuine amber can attest.
Size: 16" strand
Price: $20 for finished strands, $15 for temporary strung
Shipping: $5 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
Swarovski Crystal Rhinestones
These are another item left over from the bead & jewelry shop I purchased. There are
literally thousands of these wonderful, genuine Swarovski full cut (not flat-back) crystal rhinestones in many sizes.
Colors include: crystal, crystal aurora borealis, emerald, teal, ruby, garnet, rose, aquamarine, topaz,
peridot, amethyst, lt. amethyst, sapphire, tangerine, etc. The replacement cost on this lot would be many times the asking price. The photo is simply a tiny representative part of
the entire lot.
Weight: 550+ gms
Price: $150
Shipping: $20 or free when combined with items totaling over $500
To Place An Order:
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