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Barnebys HQ
Brahegatan 10
BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
All auctions / Ethnographical / Red & Green Aventurine – an extraordinary ball with a...
This impressive aventurine sphere combines intense red, green, and turquoise tones into an exceptionally lively overall image. Warm rust-red to coppery areas meet with vivid green, dark mineral zones, and parts that look transparent. The spherical polish makes the colors appear to flow into one another, making the surface look different from every angle. A color play like a landscape in miniature What is particularly fascinating is the strong contrast between the different mineral areas. Deep wine red and earthy brown tones alternate with bright green and turquoise-accented hues. Between them lie lighter, partly translucent areas that give the sphere additional depth. Numerous fine inclusions and glittering structures catch the light and, depending on the viewing angle, reveal new details again and again. At times the pattern resembles an abstract landscape, a foreign planet, or a colorful painting carved in stone. Red and green aventurine in an extraordinary combination It is precisely the interplay of the different color worlds that makes this specimen so interesting. The warm red and copper-toned areas lend the sphere expression and intensity, while the green to blue-green regions form a striking counterpoint. The highly polished, glossy surface beautifully highlights both the vivid colors and the numerous natural structures. The perfectly round shape also allows you to turn the piece and discover new patterns, inclusions, and color transitions again and again. An exceptional collector’s and decorative piece This sphere has a strong decorative effect and is excellent as the centerpiece of a mineral collection, on a sideboard, in a display cabinet, or as an exclusive standalone piece in both modern and classical living spaces. No side is alike – and that is exactly its special charm. A fascinating one-of-a-kind piece of red and green aventurine that unites intense colors, natural structures, and elegant form in an extraordinary mineral object. Stand not included in delivery, can be purchased separately Stone: Aventurine Weight: 2944.51 g Size: 125 mm Treatment: None Origin: Brazil Our shipping costs have been checked and recognized by Catawiki. We have an external shipping company that handles final inspection, pickup, packing, and shipping; thus these shipping costs arise. The buyer bears all potential import and export costs, customs duties, shipping costs, etc. See also our other items and shipping costs; pickup costs save.. In some of the pictures the stone was backlit to show you the color of the stone. In some stones we have held a light beneath the stone to better show the color of the pieces. And color variations may occur, as every computer, monitor, and mobile device may display colors with different qualities.
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