522 South Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
United States
Sarasota Estate Auction specializes in a wide variety of furniture, antiques, fine art, lighting, sculptures, and collectibles. Andrew Ford, owner and operator of the company, has a passion for finding the best pieces of art and antiques and sharing those finds with the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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Nov 2, 2024
Marked 10k & Onyx Ring. Initial K on top. Onyx. Marked 10k on interior.
Condition: Good.
Size: 7/8 x 1 in.
Ring Size: 9 1/2
Gross Weight: 4.0 dwt. 6.3 g.
#3698 .
Onyx is the parallel-banded variety of chalcedony, a silicate mineral. The colors of its bands can range from a rich black to almost every color of the spectrum. The original word in Ancient Greek means “claw” or “fingernail.” Solid black onyx is perhaps the most famous variety, but is not as common as onyx with colored bands. Artificial onyx types have also been produced from common chalcedony and plain agates. The first-century naturalist Pliny the Elder described these techniques being used in Roman times. Treatments for producing black and other colors include soaking or boiling chalcedony in sugar solutions, then treating with sulfuric or hydrochloric acid to carbonize sugars which had been absorbed into the top layers of the stone. These techniques are still used, and heating and treatment with nitric acid can also be used to lighten or eliminate undesirable colors. Onyx can be found all over the world, and has a long history of use for hardstone carving and jewelry, where it is usually cut as a cabochon or into beads. Onyx was used in Egypt as early as the Second Dynasty to make bowls and other pottery items, and is mentioned in the Bible many times.
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BIDDER MUST ARRANGE THEIR OWN SHIPPING. Although SEA will NOT arrange shipping for you, we do recommend our preferred shipper Premier Shipping & Crating at info@premiershipment.com You MUST email them, please DO NOT CALLl. If you'd like to compare shipping quotes or need more options, feel free to contact any local Sarasota shippers. You can email any one of the shippers below as well. Be sure to include the lot(s) you won and address you would like it shipped to. Brennan with The UPS Store #0089 - 941-413-5998 - Store0089@theupsstore.com AK with The UPS Store #2689 - 941-954-4575 - Store2689@theupsstore.com Steve with The UPS Store #4074 - 941-358-7022 - Store4074@theupsstore.com Everett with PakMail - 941-751-2070 - paktara266@gmail.com
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