WORLD GLOBE GEMSTONE INLAY BALL AND CLAW JAGUAR STAND EN FRANCE

Gorgeous LAPIS and Gold GEMSTONE World GLOBE with Semi precious stone inlay. 14″ in height x 12" wide. This unique blue lapis gemstone globe is in wonderful condition. It is painstakingly handcrafted by very talented artists, using more than 30 different semi-precious gemstones from all over the world. This globe have used large amount of blue jasper that pulverized, and mixed with an epoxy 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 hand-crafted stone work. This globe is built with the beautiful ornate, ball and claw Jaguar tripod-leg brass stand. 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.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 200 hours of labor to complete.