Crystallized Gold with painting

Item Description

A darling bright gold crystallized thumbnail from the famous Eagles Nest Mine is dominated by an exceptionally sharp well-formed octahedron. This sculptural cutie is comprised of many more sharp octahedrons, included those compressed into the leaf gold section. Sharp 3-dimensional octohedrons, such as this, as not that common from this famed locale. From the private collection of internationally known wildlife artist Gamini Ratnavira (http://www.gaminiratnavira.com), who started collecting small mineral specimens many years ago after exposure to the mineral community in his residence of Fallbrook, California. For a number of years, Gamini made mineral watercolors for private collectors on commission for $500 each. For his own enjoyment, he also made watercolor paintings of all of his pieces, and the painting is included here with the specimen (7 x 7 x cm paintings set in custom 14.5 x 14.5 cm frames). This is a fine example of this painting skill.