Tourmaline ex. Elling Collection

Item Description

This is a 52-gram crystal of intense pink, the famous hue the Stewart mine was famous for in the early 1900s for carving rough - most of which went to China and got carved up. Although the mine produced these sporadically through later years, classic ultrapink Stewart crystals like this remain rare on the market. This particular piece is from the George Elling tourmaline collection, and is complete all around except a small portion of a back flange which is broken off, and a very trivial bit of edge wear on the back side around that point. It is pristine from the display view and sides. Photos simply do not convey the SATURATION of the color - I could edit the photos to do so, but they would look faked and I prefer to underplay the piece. To those who know the color firsthand, you know this is not just a normal pink color llike from the Himalaya Mine or Brazil. It is distinct, immediately recognizable to the trained eye. Valued $2500