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Ruby on Marble (Brent Lockhart Coll.)
- An Phu, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam
- Small Cabinet, 8.0 x 7.5 x 3.3 cm
- Start Time: 05/12/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 05/19/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A striking cluster of lustrous and translucent, beautiful pinkish-red, euhedral, ruby crystals dominates the crest of the mounded, starkly contrasting marble matrix and is commanded by a dramatic, upright, 2.7 cm crystal. Ruby specimens with these aesthetics, high quality and richness are rare from this locale, which is better known for its spinel crystals. Ex Brent Lockhart Collection and comes with a custom-made and engraved lucite base valued at $150 for free.