Back side.
Desirable desert chalcedony agate I cabbed from my dad's
collection from Arizona.
Lots of time went into creating a framed setting of sterling silver. Note six 2mm opal set in wire beads. 38mm Overall 38mm, stone 13X15mm
Item# 3226
It is always special when you can find your own rocks. This blood stone jasper was found at canyon springs off the Bradshaw Trail here in California. Cut and polished by yours truly and secured in heavy bands of sterling silver. Overall 69mmHX32mmW Item# 42
Overall 48mmHX37mmW,faceted stone 9X3mm Item# 1337
I uniquely carved this fire agate to embrace a faceted citrine stone.
Fire agate is hard to find and even more difficult to cut to bring out the fire. It is
a slow meticulous affair. I wrapped with sterling flat and wire and accented with a
generous faceted citrine stone. Faceted
citrine 7mm, overall 35mm, fire agate 25mmX13mm. Item# 2622
This is a hand carved
jade crown by yours
truly, a labor of love.
Larimar cabochon with custom cast palm tree centered with London blue topaz.
Beautiful tropical setting in sterling
silver!!
Simple, but a favorite. Fine carnelian cabbed from a rough specimen. accented with boulder opal and all set
with heavy sterling.
Overall 35X20mm, opal 6mm, carnelian
13mm. Item# 1361
More chalcedony from my dad's collectioln. Commonly called desert rose, you can see the floral design in this fine specimen. Capped and bailed in sterling silver.
30X14mm Item# 1370
Olive green cabachon set with peridot and garnet on sterling silver.
Overall 39mmHX27mmW, faceted peridot 6X4mm, cabbed garnet3mm.
Item# 1346
I wire wrapped a moss agate gem with sterling silver and accented with a faceted peridot.
Pendanat 60mmX30mm, faceted stone 3X5mm. Item# 1389
Utah has done it again with this Tiffany Stone. Beautiful scene of a stormy desert
afternoon as the sun sets beyond the horizon. I cabbed this and set it in a precast finding. Pendant 61mmHX37mmW, stone 39X30mm, Item# 1353
Larimar cabochon set in a hand cast pineapple design with
jade crown. All sterling silver setting.
Found a nice, colorful piece of amazonite on trip to Colorado from a collector in Fruita. I cabbed it and set it in a collage of sterling wire on sterling backing.
Pendant with stationary bail 35mm high X 24 wide, stone 19mm. Item# 3220
Montana agate cut in a teardrop fashion is nicely suited to accommodate a faceted
garnet. Set on sterling flat silver and 14/20 gold filled bezel and wire.
Pendant 32X20mm, faceted stone 8X3mm, Item# 1338
A nice Apache Tear accented with pink Bahama conch shell.
Over all 37mmX 15mm w/7mm conch shell.
Item# 3045
Although not sad, this Apache Tear is accented with turquoise.
Over all 33mmX 17mm w/4mm accent stone. Item# 3050
"Chip off the Ol' Rock"
This is literally a chip off a larger stone of its kind. I simply ground and polished
the stone on one side. Added a turquoise stone to give additional charm.
All wire wrap is sterling silver
57mm HX 30mm W turquoise 17mmX 7mm Item# 3151
Please allow me to explain Vintage Green.
First the brass findings above are vintage era furniture pulls that I have reclaimed to make unusual pendants. I guess that would classify them as "green". So we have vintage, green, pendants.
Truly "green" this Montana Agate has a brass bezel from a garden hose fitting and fastened by copper wire
to a solid brass pull from vintage furniture. Has copper wire bail.
Over all 57mmX 35mm Visible stone 14mm. Item# 3139
Tiger Eye cab framed in a solid brass vintage drawer pull. Copper bail and bezel.
Over all 57mm X 57mm stone 20mm.
Item# 3142
Red jasper cab set in sterling silver bezel and back is guarded by a solid brass furniture pull.
Over all 52mmX 52MM stone 25MMx13mm
Item# 3141
Colorful Utah Varisite creates a stunning look in the solid brass pull reclaimed to
make this unusual pendant. Has copper bail.
37mm h x33w Item# 3140
Vintage Green
Nice agate with golden brown obecular
showing. Also featured is the heavy quartz druse on the side. Mounted on
copper and wrapped with sterling silver wire. (55 H X 22 W, stone 39 X 17 mm)
Item# 2469
Well known blue lace agate from
Africa shown here is set well in heavy sterling. The pendant is accented with
nice London blue topaz .(pendant stone
27 X 20 mm, over all 40 X 22 mm, topaz
6 X 4 mm) Item# 1334
One-of-kind cabochon. Green moss
agate, white cloudy bands surround a
pocket of crystals. Polished front and
back and set in precast 925 sterling
silver finding.(over all 60 X 37 mm stone 40x30 mm) Item# 1352
Lavender banded agate with heavy
sterling silver bezel. Stone is polished
front and back.
(43 mm H stone 28 X 22 mm)
Item# 1469
Opal shows off with silver wire and heshi beads. Designed to
hold its figure by eyelets set in
the stone. (over all 42 mm H opal 24 X 20 mm) Item# 1477
Fine piece of fire opal free form cab cut and polished by hand. Accented with a nice garnet. Bezel is gold filled mounted on sterling. (55 mm H X 25 mm W, opal 20x19 mm, garnet 6x8 mm)
Item# 1330
Like tennis? You"ll get a win with this pendant. Sterling silver racket with Hawaiian black coral handle and
beautiful faceted garnet.
73 mm H X21 mm W, coral
handle 15X4 mm, garnet 7 mm.
Item# 1357
Inadvertent came to be a unique display
of beautiful green jasper and centered by a light pink chalcedony.
(68 X 15 mm over all)
Item# 1349
Black jade carving capped and bailed with 925 sterling. (42 X 23 mm over all) Item# 1378
A generous portion of lavender chalcedony I carved and polished by hand in special spiral effect. The faceted amethyst gem is placed in a cast sterling setting.
(69 mm H X 17 mm W over all, faceted amethyst stone 15 X 12 mm)
Item# 1341
This pendant was first carved in wax and used as a model to be cast in clay. 925 sterling silver. The cabs are from pink tourmaline which I dug myself from mine tailings. I cut the opal from rough material to bring out the fire. (46 X 26 mm over all, opal 24 X 14 mm) Item# 1332
Pink banded rhodochrosite wrapped in place with sterling wire and complemented by a pink tourmaline cabochon set in gold filled bezel . (48 X 28 mm over all)
Item# 1384
Delicately carved and polished malachite gives the furl to show the beauty lines of
this gem stone. (over all 47X37mm, stone
35X35 mm) Item# 2445
Pendants
(all measurements are approximate)