01Stone
Semi-Precious StonesEST. MMXXVI
A deep claret stone of quiet rarity, the faint star drawn across its dome under a single light.
The Particulars
- Family
- Almandine garnet
- Form
- Cabochon dome
- Character
- Faint star under a single light
- Asterism
- Four rays, single-source light
- Papers
- Weighed, photographed, papered
- Supply
- By the piece, under counsel
A deep claret stone of quiet rarity, valued for the faint star drawn across its dome under a single light.
The Stone
Star garnet is almandine with a secret: rutile silk within the crystal that, cut to a dome and lit by a single source, draws a faint four-rayed star across the surface. It is among the rarer asterisms in the trade, and the quietest.
Disposition
The house conveys star garnet under counsel: each cabochon photographed under the light that shows its star, weighed, and papered. These are stones for collectors and old jewel houses, supplied with their provenance stated.