Large rock crystal parrot pair on a natural emerald stone

A pair of parrots made of cut rock crystal, mounted on an emerald natural stone base from Brazil. An extraordinary sculpture composition that combines a high-quality mineral sculpture with a gemstone base.

Rock crystal (SiO₂) is the purest variety of quartz and, with a Mohs hardness of 7, is sufficiently hard for detailed sculptural work. The cutting workshop crafts the birds anatomically correctly from clear raw quartz, with every feather indication and the beak meticulously hand-drawn.

The emerald natural stone as a base is a curated premium choice. Emerald is a beryl variety with traces of chromium as the coloring element. A grown emerald block as a sculpture support is an unconventional but creatively strong decision.

Brazilian mineral sculptures follow a long workshop tradition of combining animal figures made from clear quartz and colored gemstones. Collectors value such pieces as transitional objects between classical mineralogy and figurative stone art.

A sculptural piece at the intersection of mineral collection and gemstone art.