My old friend, Johnny Jones, has had a miner’s camp at Lightning Ridge, for over thirty years. He mined this opal in the late 1970’s. It has a beautiful ocean green to blue spectrum and, like Johnny, is very deep and colorful.
Opal 15.01 carats
126 Diamonds 1.84 carats
VS1-VS2, clarity, H-I color
18K White Gold
Measures 36 mm round with a 10 mm by 15 mm bail or 1 1/2 inch round with 1/2 inch tall bail
When I first saw this opal at Lightning Ridge, I knew I had to have it. Opal is like that, love at first sight. The design was immediately obvious.
Opal 99.45 carats
120 Diamonds 3.13 carats
VS1-VS2 clarity, I-J color
18K Yellow and White Gold
Measures 60 mm by 46 mm excluding brushes or 2 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches
Brushes 102 mm long or 4 inches
It is easy to get lost in the deep, rich, velvet color of this opal which is a free form cut to maximize the color of the stone. The design of this piece is mid-century modern.
Opal 21.41 carats
Sapphire 1.41 carats
9 Diamonds .11 carats
VS1-VS2, H-I color
18K White Gold
Measures 51 mm long by 35 mm wide or 2 inches by 1 3/8 inches
One Wayne Roland Brown design 18K yellow gold double sided swivel opal pendant featuring a oblong double sided opal measuring 33 mm long by 24 mm wide by 8.4 mm thick weighing approx 35 carats with a level 4 fire on a scale of 5. There are twenty two diamonds of VS1 - VS2 clarity and G-H color weighing approximately .34 carats. The total length of the pendant is 48.5 mm long by 25.6 mm wide and weighs 15.2 grams complete and is in excellent condition.
