CURATED COLLECTION OF TWENTY-FIVE POLISHED OPALS IN WOODEN DISPLAY CASE

A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF TWENTY-FIVE POLISHED OPAL SPECIMENS PRESENTED IN A CUSTOM-BUILT OAK TIMBER DISPLAY CASE WITH INDIVIDUAL ACRYLIC CAPSULES. THIS COLLECTION SHOWCASES THE REMARKABLE DIVERSITY OF AUSTRALIAN OPAL VARIETIES, INCLUDING LIGHT OPALS, DARK OPALS, AND BOULDER OPALS, EACH DISPLAYING DISTINCTIVE PLAY-OF-COLOUR CHARACTERISTICS.

COLLECTION OVERVIEW:
THE COLLECTION COMPRISES SPECIMENS IN VARYING CUTS AND FORMS: CABOCHON-CUT STONES, FREEFORM POLISHED PIECES, AND NATURAL BOULDER OPAL SECTIONS. THE OPALS DISPLAY THE FULL SPECTRUM OF OPALESCENT PHENOMENA, FROM VIVID GREEN AND BLUE FLASHES TO SUBTLE PEACHY AND GOLDEN TONES. SEVERAL SPECIMENS EXHIBIT THE CHARACTERISTIC MULTI-COLOURED PLAY-OF-COLOUR TYPICAL OF PREMIUM AUSTRALIAN OPAL MATERIAL.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- DISPLAY CASE: SOLID OAK TIMBER FRAME WITH FITTED INTERIOR, DIMENSIONS APPROXIMATELY 30 CM WIDTH × 30 CM HEIGHT
- SPECIMEN MOUNTING: INDIVIDUAL CLEAR ACRYLIC CAPSULES WITH BLACK VELVET AND SAND BACKING FOR OPTIMAL VISIBILITY
- ARRANGEMENT: TWENTY-FIVE SPECIMENS ARRANGED IN FIVE ROWS OF FIVE
- OPAL TYPES: LIGHT OPALS, DARK OPALS, AND BOULDER OPALS REPRESENTED

NOTABLE SPECIMENS:
THE COLLECTION INCLUDES SEVERAL STANDOUT PIECES: A LARGE OVAL CABOCHON LIGHT OPAL WITH STRONG GREEN AND BLUE PLAY-OF-COLOUR; A FREEFORM DARK OPAL DISPLAYING VIVID MULTI-COLOURED FLASHING; A BOULDER OPAL SPECIMEN WITH NATURAL HOST ROCK; AND MULTIPLE SMALLER CABOCHON-CUT STONES IN VARYING COLOUR FAMILIES. EACH SPECIMEN HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY POLISHED TO ENHANCE THE NATURAL PLAY-OF-COLOUR.

CONDITION: ALL OPALS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS. THE POLISHED SURFACES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAR. THE DISPLAY CASE IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND WITH ORIGINAL TIMBER PATINA INTACT. ALL CAPSULE MOUNTINGS ARE SECURE AND FUNCTIONAL.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN EDUCATIONAL OR COLLECTOR'S REFERENCE SET, CAREFULLY CURATED TO DEMONSTRATE THE RANGE OF OPAL VARIETIES AND COLOUR CHARACTERISTICS AVAILABLE FROM AUSTRALIAN SOURCES.

THIS COLLECTION IS IDEAL FOR THE SERIOUS OPAL COLLECTOR, GEMSTONE ENTHUSIAST, OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION SEEKING A COMPREHENSIVE VISUAL REFERENCE OF AUSTRALIAN OPAL DIVERSITY.

Item Size: Weight: 0.1Kg

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
232159+1

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