Azurite and Malachite (freeform carving)

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A freeform zigzag-shaped carving shaped loosely like a lightning bolt, made from an extremely rich and solid piece of azurite rough, that is a miracle it survived. This is classic late 1800s-era azurite from the famous Bisbee Mine, showing an intense color that made it the top azurite lapidary material of all time...and which still commands value over 100 years later. The piece is robust, yet elegant; and shows off colors that are dominated by the most vibrant rich azure hues, accented by malachite. Polished expertly on all sides by master lapidary Bud Standley, who specializes in working with copper minerals, this is a piece of mineral art with so much history and display impact. A native of Arizona, lapidary artist Bud Standley grew up near the copper mines. He learned to carve gemstones in 1971, at age 19; and did all the work for the Larson family when they obtained the Ben Williams Bisbee collection; and also for Wayne Thompson with Morenci azurite. Ben Williams became the General Manager of the Copper Queen from 1882 to 1889 and had a stunning personal collection that was only relatively recently brought to market by the Larson's circa 2000; after staying in a family descendant's attic for nearly a century. While they sold much of the collection at that time, this update features pieces from the Ben Williams collection, from the late 1800s, that were kept back another 2 decades in the collection of Bill Larson as a special suite. 20 grams.