Gemstone Carvings: The Masterworks of Harold Van Pelt 1 Faceted Quartz Egg Hollow faceted quartz egg is resting on a 363 ct. Aquamarine pedestal and the quartz base sits on four 5 ct. aquamarine cabochons. There are 416 triangular facets on the egg which has been hollowed out so that the walls are only 3mm thin. 9050 2 Flower Vase Exquisite quartz vase displays twisted flutes and clear window that opens, allowing the placement of the five pink and green tourmaline flowers and leaves inside the vase. 9052 3 Balancing Act The hollow acorn shaped quartz container sits between two pedestals of rutilated quartz and opens at the gold rim. 9053 4 Pylon Four part quartz containers with gold rims on an obsidian base. 9057 5 Fluted Quartz Cup Carved quartz cup has twenty four flutes on the body and the base. The material for the carved quartz cup and quartz crystal specimens comes from the same mine in Arkansas. 9058
6 Quartz Faceted Vase Quartz vase that has six sides and ninety six facets. The handles at the top of the lid are made of faceted pink tourmaline. 9059 7 Petrified Wood and Quartz Two parallel faceted hollow quartz jars on a petrified wood base and handle. 9061 8 Quartz Candle Holders Quartz candle holders carved in a traditional style of European silver candle holders. 9062 9 Moss Agate Bowl Free form bowl carved out of moss agate with the base carved out of the same boulder. 9064 10 Jewel Box Eight sided faceted quartz box with two compartments and a dendritic quartz lid set off with gold fittings. 9067
11 Chalcedony Skeleton Hand What makes this piece so extraordinary is that it took months to carve and assemble each bone of the hand together anatomically correctly. The chalcedony agate resembles the color of real bones. 9068 12 Bivalve Shell Moss agate carving of a bivalve shell. This display has a mechanism to open and close the shell to reveal a jeweled brooch inside, made up of a rare green blue color faceted tourmaline, surrounded by diamonds and two Biwa pearls. 9077 13 Fluted Quartz Container Fluted quartz container that tapers slightly up to a cone shaped lid. 9080 14 Faceted Quartz Jar with Emerald Cabochons This faceted quartz container dramatically tapers downward to a firmly made base, topped with a quartz lid. The quartz jar is fitted with three gold bands containing emerald cabochons. 9081 15 Quartz Container with Lapis Lazuli Base Slender quartz container with parallel facets on lapis lazuli base and lapis cabochon top. 9082
16 Oval Container with Gems This unusually fine faceted quartz container consisting of peridot, morganite, tourmaline, aquamarine and zircon gems bezel set in the lid, rests on a pink and green morganite base. 9083 17 Petrified Palm Wood Jar Petrified palm wood jar on a stand showing the natural bark of the petrified palm tree. 9087 18 Hummingbird Inclusion Oval free form quartz container with a natural hummingbird inclusion. Silver lid with chalcedony flower top. 9090 19 Apothecary Jar Brazilian quartz carved in the shape of a traditional European apothecary jar. 9091 20 Agate Rhyton Carved agate drinking vessel with gold capped nose with a hole to restrict the flow of liquid. Displayed on a clear quartz stand. 9095
21 Faceted Agate Container Oval faceted Brazilian agate container with gold rim on an obsidian base. 9096 22 Free form Agate Dish with Lid Following the natural contours of a Brazilian agate nodule, sawing and polishing produced several legs around the base. 9099 23 Smooth Quartz Vase This elegant vase is actually made up of two different varieties of quartz: clear quartz on the vase and amethyst at the base. 9105 24 Fluted Quartz Vase This flared quartz vase has twenty four flutes and rests on a quartz pedestal. 9106 25 Quartz Container with Aquamarine Base Parallel faceted quartz container with aquamarine base and a carved flower on the lid. 9107
26 Rutile Crystal Natural rutile crystal. 9108 27 Amethyst Cup with Amethyst Crystals Carved amethyst cup has twenty four flutes on the body and the base. 9110 28 Suspension Large Faceted Quartz Egg on Obsidian Base Faceted quartz hollowed egg resting on a mahogany obsidian base with gold supports has the ability to open, revealing its extraordinarily thin execution. 9115 29 Rutile Hand This carving is a life size replica of Erica Van Pelt s hand in rutilated quartz. 9120 30 Carved Rutile Pendant Extraordinary imagination was used to carve the quartz away and leave the natural rutile stars exposed. 9126
31 Oval Agate Box with Cover Oval lidded box carved from a single piece of un dyed agate. The agate displays subtle fine banding, typical in Brazilian agate. 9127 32 Morganite Mineral Natural morganite crystal. 9130 33 Izok Hollow Quartz Skull A life size hollow skull contains very rare izoklakeite inclusions. The original quartz crystal weighed over 250 pounds. The block to carve Izok weighed 52 pounds. The finished two piece articulated skull with a jaw hinge that opens and closes has a weight of 6.5 pounds. 9170 34 Faceted Quartz Egg Faceted hollow quartz egg. Rimmed with two gold bezels at the opening. There are twenty faceted gemstones spilling out of the center. 9201 35 Rutilated Quartz Crystal Resting on a Chrysophase Base A very unusual quartz crystal with golden needle like rutile inclusions. It was carved out of a larger piece to show the perfect symmetry of this rutile growth. 9203
36 Dendrite Pendant Clear quartz with dendrite inclusions mounted in 22 kt. gold. 9204 37 Rutile in Quartz Foot Inspired by ancient Greek artisans. This exceptionally fine quartz carving is a life size replica of Erica Van Pelt s foot. The material was selected to place the main concentration of golden rutile on the bottom. 9220 38 Chrysoprase Candlestick Incredibly fine Australian chrysoprase in the form of a candlestick. 9224