Instead of the gold stand shown, silver
or copper stands are available for the same price.
(These
jewelers quality gemstone globes are also available for the
same price with oceans in black onyx, rather than the blue lapis
shown. There is also limited availability with oceans in red
jasper, yellow jasper, white howlite, turquoise, green, or purple.)
Mother-of pearl is also available at
significant additional cost.
This
jewelers quality gemstone globe style is available in four sizes
with either gold, antiqued copper, or antiqued silver frames.
A compass is featured in the bottom of each frame. These
magnificent handmade gemstone globes are created with each country
(yes country, not just the continents) inlaid with one of over
20 different, highly polished, semiprecious stones. Even a small
gemstone globe can take many man-hours to painstakingly assemble
and polish. Some of the strikingly different stones used are
Amethyst, Jade, Mother-of-pearl, Lapis Lazuli, Tiger-eye, Green
Agate, Abalone, Red Jasper, Rhodonite, Snow Flake, Turquerentine,
Unakite, and Picture Jasper.