NOVICA

Quartz and garnet brooch-pendant, 'Fairy'

• Handmade by Jose Nunes
• Ships from Bali within 7 days

Product Description

NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, searches the world to work directly with the finest artisan designers. Garnet glows in her gossamer wings as a fairy flits joyously through the sky. Smoky quartz is radiant with golden light, and the many colors of tourmaline embellish the ethereal creature. Set in sterling silver, the colorful gemstones add magic to Jose Nunes' extraordinary design. 0.925 rating silver Artisan Info: "My interest in gemstones began at a very early age when I used to play cars in the garden. I used amethyst geodes to make roads and played marbles with real agate spheres. My home town is just a few kilometers from Ametista do Sul, one of the world's major findings of amethyst and agate. My interest in gemstones lay dormant for many years, perhaps due to an obsession with gymnastics and traveling in Europe. "When I arrived in Australia at the beginning of the 1980s, I did all sorts of odd jobs from barman to washing dishes in restaurants. By the mid '80s I was accepted in the university and, while working at night, finished a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Sport Studies with a minor in Law. "By the end of the '80s, I was over qualified with no experience and also too old to find a job in the area of sports. So what were my options? I went back to school and became a 'professional' student. I was accepted to complete a law degree. In the meantime, I borrowed money from the bank and went to Brazil to get my adopted daughter, Erica. "While at the

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 ounces
• ASIN: B0002JLB02