Beautiful & precious 13" (330mm) diameter 21" tall gemstone lapis globe Desktop

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Beautiful & precious 13" (330mm) diameter 21" tall gemstone & lapis globe. Condition is "Used” some tarnish on base from age. See pics.
This unique 13" (330mm) diameter gemstone globe is painstakingly handcrafted by the most talented artists using more than 30 different semi-precious gemstones from all over the world! This globe stands 21" tall and has used a large amount of lapis stone that's pulverized, and mixed with an epoxy to make the ocean part of the globe (it is a very complicated and expensive procedure, precise control of temperature is the most essential factor in the processing cycle). This is a huge amount of striking and dramatic hand-crafted stonework. This globe is built with the beautiful, heavy stand into which the globe has been carefully mounted. Each country is inlaid from a different stone, and the stones are individually cut and ground to exacting interlocking shapes, polished and set into this exquisite piece of art with care and attention to adjacencies. The elements of the globe are created out of lapis lazuli, mother of pearl, amethyst, African jade, tiger's eye, jasper, turquoise, purple quartz, onyx, unakite, abalone, green marble and many other beautifully hued and richly veined stones. The latitude and longitude lines are very thin ribbons of polished brass, embedded through the globe. Each globe requires ten individual steps to compose and it takes more than 1500 hours of labor to complete! New 0.00