Description
This GEMMY, elongated Cinnabar crystal is 2,3 cm tall. It is pristine on the display face with minor bruising at the backside. It is sharp, and has a rare non-pitted face for a crystal of such size. The crystal is firmly emplaced on a cream-coloured matrix of Dolomite (i.e. there is no question of possible fakery, as with some Chinese cinnabars in recent years). It glows cherry red when backlit, and is metallic dark red in minimal lighting. So, overall, this miniature sized specimen is one of the most elegant and aesthetic we have handled the last years, for the classic style of Cinnabar from China that redefined in the 1990s, what collectors could expect. And this is a great piece with outstanding aesthetic impact.