A RUBY FIGURE OF AN OWL, LUIS ALBERTO QUISPE...
A RUBY FIGURE OF AN OWL, LUIS ALBERTO QUISPE APARICIO, LIMA, PERU, CIRCA 2000 - realistically carved
as a Great Horned Owl, the ruby-in-zoisite bird with head turned to the side, applied with gold beak, gold bezel carnelian eyes and gold talons, perched upon a rock crystal natural cluster, with Global Fine Gem Laboratory certificate (Toronto, 2005) - 15.5cm high overall - The glyptic artist, Luis Quispe, is a second generation lapidarist, who perfected the difficult art of carving ruby at his family's studio in Lima.
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A RUBY FIGURE OF AN OWL, LUIS ALBERTO QUISPE APARICIO, LIMA, PERU, CIRCA 2000 - realistically carved
as a Great Horned Owl, the ruby-in-zoisite bird with head turned to the side, applied with gold beak, gold bezel carnelian eyes and gold talons, perched upon a rock crystal natural cluster, with Global Fine Gem Laboratory certificate (Toronto, 2005) - 15.5cm high overall - The glyptic artist, Luis Quispe, is a second generation lapidarist, who perfected the difficult art of carving ruby at his family's studio in Lima.
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