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1 pink Rhodochrosite FIGA, pendant vintage 70's,banding , lucky hand charm,925

$ 15.31

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: 1 (one)Figa lucky-charms-pendant, great banding:Very Good condition...unworn vintage unsold inventory from 1970. Bail: 925 Sterling Silver., 70s unsold vintage stock, never retailed...rare to find half-century later in such good condition.Very unique patterns !!
  • Jewelry Type: Pendant charm, Figa (1)
  • era: vintage 70's (vintage inventory never sold)
  • Packaging: Poly-bag pouch or small box (not vintage)
  • Metal: Sterling Silver bail 925
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Measure: 1in
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Main Stone: Rhodochrosite
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Origin: Argentina: Capillita mine,Catamarca Prov. Argentina
  • Metal Purity: 925 bail
  • Bails: Sterling Silver 925

    Description

    1 (One) pink Rhodochrosite Figa: .....Sterling Silver Bail 925
    FREE SHIPPING PRIORITY MAIL USPS !!
    .....a beautiful
    VINTAGE 70's
    Rhodochrosite good-luck(as the story goes..)charm-amulet-pendant form .Measures 1in , good condition, vintage 70's inventory never worn nor sold. Rare to find. Map (no physical map is included in this auction) is only to show the general location of where the rough used, was mined. Very nice patterns!!
    Origin: foothills of the Andes mountain range in Catamarca province, Argentina( near city of Andalgala), Capillitas Mine.
    This particular Rhodochrosite pendant was carved from was mined in the renowned Capillitas-mine in the early 70's (famous for it's fine Rhodochrosite output for many decades, specially the pink tones with white/off white/cream ),
    Andalgalá-Catamarca-Argentina in 70's
    and then carved into approx.
    1.0inch-figa
    with the typical artisan finish of a gemstone pendant handcrafted by
    local craftsmen from then with the rustic appearance many figas had originally
    ....  Metal-bail is 925 Sterling Silver, hallmarked
    The
    swirly
    ,
    patterns
    are in a nice pink-intertwined/white/cream-tonality (rare to see with such unique patterns) & light-pink tonality intertwined with whitish tones in the pink-figa,as well as more vibrant layers , deeper pink tonalities etc ....Rhodochrosite is of a very nice grade in terms of personality and banding-swirls etc.
    Condition:  very good condition, unworn/never retailed charm-pendant from 1970's-inventory.
    Measures: 1 in. long
    Figas (Feegah) are historically intertwined with good-luck beliefs (ea. country-origin has it's particular connotations of "luck", ...fertility, fortune etc) in several countries, Brazil being the main renowned one that uses this figure-motif very  frequently in their jewelry & charms ...often they are dressed with gems, gold tops, gold or silver fingernails, platinum, different gemstones (aqua, lapis, amethyst, quartz, etc) and are also carved out of wood in a unique artisan rustic fashion similar to these.These particular ones have that artisan-rustic-finish, with a beautiful rhodochrosite-polish typical of the argentine-mined Rhodochrosite..
    .
    About Rhodochrosite (as a mineral) and its healing-spitritual-positive energy vibrancy...properties, subjective-attributes-benefits Etc. : there is a lot written & available online on this, books on minerals & their healing-powers etc....obviously to each his own, in terms of what one believes, very subjective.
    Our Gemology Background: GIA diamond specialist, highly experienced in finer estate & antique jewelry
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    Packaged
    in either poly-bags, pouches or boxes-small )~~~
    Condition
    is
    very good
    Please email any questions prior to bidding, thank you
    Thanks for looking!
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