Description

Golden Tiger Eye Gemstone ‘Stalking Tiger’ Antique Hand Carved.

✓ Museum Quality Artifact
✓ Exceptional  Estate  Sale (Private Collection)

DETAILS

Authentic 18th Century Indian (Mughal Dynasty) Golden Tiger Eye
Hand carved Gemstone ‘Stalking Tiger’

• Size: 116 mm x 30 x 24 mm
• Weight: 92 gram

Very detailed carving craftsmanship
Exceptionally well preserved for its age
Over 270 years old !!!

MORE INFORMATION

Tiger’s eye (also called Tigers eye or Tiger eye) is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually a metamorphic rock that is a golden to red-brown color, with a silky luster. A member of the quartz group, it is a classic example of pseudomorphous replacement by silica of fibrous crocidolite (blue asbestos).

The gems are usually cut en cabochon in order to best display their chatoyancy but the most precious carvings are animal carvings from Japan, China, Myanmar (ex-Burma), Thailand, India, Korea and South-Africa.

These handcrafted pieces of art are among the most valuable objects from the Far East if the golden brown/blueish color is well represented in the final carving.