Unique Art Since 1996 Collector's Edition 37" Tall Blue Jasper Ocean Compass 4 Extra Heavy Zinic Alloy Leg Silver Table Stand Gem Gemstone World Map Globe Globes Maps

An Fine Unique Art 2002 Production **Collector Model ! Once its gone, its GONE!!!** Due to material cost keeps raising while retail cost keeps going lower and lower, this kind of globes are discontinued production. you will only find much lighter versions on the market now with cheaper stones used and even with wrong lay outs to reduce costs; many stones used on this globe are never again find on anyother on going models anywhere else. you are not going to regret for this purchase, cause you are not going to find this again! This unique gemstone globe is brand new and in perfect condition. It is painstakingly handcrafted by the most talented artists by, using more than 30 different semi-precious gemstones from all over the world! This globe have used large amount of semi precious stones that pulverized, and Poured 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 stone work. This globe is built with the beautiful ornate, Four heavy Silver Zinic Alloy stand into which the globe has been carefully mounted. At the bottom of the stand, a precise glass-topped integral brass compass is incorporated to complement the globe. 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!

• 330mm (13") Diameter globe, 37" Tall with frame
• 2002 Model, True collector's edition, only handfuls left in the planet!!! Once its gone, its gone forever
• Near 12 lbs heavier than others you can find on market, Only the best Gems, No Cheap Marbles
• True blue lapis ocean! there's no more lapis ocean globes on earth! (all ongoing models are blue ocean)