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Lot 21:
Description
A collection comprising a handcrafted wirework tree sculpture and two natural mineral specimens. The tree is designed in an informal upright bonsai style, with branches constructed from twisted wire and decorated with green and yellow glass seed beads. The trunk is wrapped in a brown textured material and is set into a shallow terracotta-coloured ceramic saucer filled with a substrate of various stone chips. The mineral specimens include a substantial piece of rough-hewn rose quartz in a translucent pale pink colour, and a desert rose selenite formation. The selenite specimen features the characteristic habit of intergrown, bladed crystals forming a rosette in a sandy beige tone. A wooden ruler is present in the background for scale. No maker’s marks or signatures are visible.
Tree height: 15 cm
Rose quartz length: 13 cm
Desert rose length: 18 cm.
Condition report:
The items are in good overall condition. The wirework tree is stable with no apparent loss of beads. The rose quartz and desert rose selenite are in their natural rough state; the selenite specimen shows minor friability and small chips to the edges of the delicate crystal blades, which is common for this mineral type.
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