Rock crystal is a very hard colourless quartz, that provides an excellent medium for carving, and has been used for this purpose since antiquity. The name is derived from the Greek word for ice (krystallos) and the name crystal (as in manufactured glass) was derived from it. It was used for the making of cups, salts, caskets, jewellery, snuff bottles and other small decorative objects although the carving was a time-consuming process due to its hardness.
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Silver amethyst set bangle. Also set with rock crystal terminals. Wt. 46g
A rock crystal bangle by Georg Jensen, Vivian Torun Bulow-Hhube, centrally set with a polished rock crystal quartz, mounted in sterling silver, signed Georg Jensen, Torun, inner diameter 650 mm, accompanied by a Georg Jensen box.
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