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1 honey brown Rhodochrosite FIGA, vintage 70's,lucky charm, unsold, unworn

$ 13.72

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Packaging: Poly-bag pouch or small box (not vintage)
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Origin: Argentina: Capillita mine,Catamarca Prov. Argentina
  • Bails: NIckel bail
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • era: vintage 70's
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Jewelry Type: Pendant, Figa
  • Main Stone: Rhodochrosite, brown honey tone (natural)
  • Condition: 1 brown-honey , 1in long... Rhodochrosite figa:Good condition: very good...unworn vintage unsold inventory from 1970. ready to wear, nickel- bails, 1970's unsold vintage stock.Brown Rhodochrosite "honey-tones in charms-pendants are rare to see in charms & rare to find in any sort of pendant; this particular one is quite transparent against a backlit as in last photo.Origin: foothills of Andes mountain range, Argentina
  • This auction is for 1 Lot: 1 Figa
  • Measure: 1 in length
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    1 Brown-Honey tone Rhodochrosite Figa (feegah...)
    SHIPPING IS FREE & WE USE USPS PRIORITY MAIL FOR FASTER SERVICE,TRACKABLE
    THESE FIGAS ARE VINTAGE 70'S...NOT REPLACEABLE ONCE LIMITED-INVENTORY SELLS OUT
    .....a beautiful
    VINTAGE 70's brown-honey-tonality
    Rhodochrosite good-luck charm (..as the story goes..)-amulet-pendant form , rare (brown tonality, semi-transparent when backlit) to see in finished jewelry/charms) Measure 1in length, good condition, vintage 70's inventory never worn nor sold. Origin of rough: foothills of the Andes mountain range in Catamarca province (near city of Andalgala), Argentina.
    This particular Rhodochrosite-rough the figa-pendant was carved from was mined in the renowned Capillitas-mine (famous for it's fine Rhodochrosite output for many decades, both pink, brown (this one listed) and faceting grade ),
    Andalgalá-Catamarca-Argentina in 70's
    and then carved into approx.
    1.0inch-figa
    with the typical artisan finish of a rustic-gemstone pendant handcrafted by
    local craftsmen from then & there
    . The brown-tone patterns are in a nice semi-transparent tonality when backlighting it & ...as can be seen in last pic. this one has several translucent areas that give it a lot of character & uniqueness (rare to see) .....
    Condition:  good condition, unworn/never retailed piece from 1970's-inventory....crafted in Andlgalá, Argentina.
    Figas (Feegah) are historically intertwined with good-luck beliefs (ea. country-origin has it's particular connotations...fertility, luck, fortune etc...no claioims on this listing obviously) in several countries, Brazil being the main one that uses this figure-motif very  frequently in their jewelry & charms ...often they are dressed with gems, gold tops, platinum, different gemstones (aqua, lapis, amethyst etc) and are also carved out of wood in an artisan rustic fashion similar to these; often the simple carvings are the ones with most beauty.These particular ones have that artisan-rustic-finish, with a beautiful rhodochrosite-high-polish
    Our Gemology Background: GIA diamond specialist, highly experienced in finer estate & antique jewelry
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    Packaged
    in either poly-bags, pouches or boxes-small )~~~
    Condition
    is
    very good
    Please email any questions prior to bidding, thank you
    Thanks for looking!
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