Brooch
(top). Large 25 x 18 mm stone, fashionable Celtic-style mounting.
Blue John fluorite is found on Treak Cliff near the village of Castleton, a few miles from Tideswell. It is typically found in veins about 3 inches thick in a variety of patterns and shades of purple and blue. It has been worked since about 1750, and fashioned into a wide range of bowls, dishes and urns which have graced many of the great houses of this country.
It would now be extremely difficult to find pieces of stone large enough for some of the great projects that were undertaken in this medium in the last century. It is, however, still possible to find pieces which can be fashioned into unique articles of jewellery and the following are some of the items we produce in our workshop.
You can send your order now "on-line" to our e-mail address or by telephone or fax to the numbers given on our homepage. Prices include a gift box, packing and 1st class postage (by air if you are ordering from outside of the United Kingdom).
Brooch
(top). Large 25 x 18 mm stone, fashionable Celtic-style mounting.
£ 25 US$ 40
Ring (left). Heavy twist surround, 10 x 8 mm stone. Don't forget your size when ordering - either using the British or American system.
£10 US$ 17
Earstuds (centre). Two 8 x 6 mm stones set in a mounting which matches the brooch.
£12 US$ 20
Pendant (right). Fine twist surrounds an 18 x 13 mm stone. Supplied with a good quality medium-weight 18 inch rope chain.
£16 US$ 25
All these items are mounted in solid Sterling Silver. And please note : because of the nature of Blue John we cannot guarantee that the patterning in the stone you receive will be exactly the same as that shown in the photograph above. We can, however, guarantee that you will be satisfied or, as with everything we supply, we will accept the article back without question for a full refund.
Larger
objects in Blue John Stone
Traditionally Blue John was turned into bowls, tazzas and urns and from time to time as suitable stone is available we are able to offer such items for sale, each one a truly unique object.
Currently we have the following bowls in stock:
A
B
C
A. Size 2" diameter x 1½" tall. £300 US$510
B. Size 2¾" diameter x 2" tall. £600 US$1100
C. Size 3¼" diameter x 1½" tall. £700 US$1250
We also have a very fine small tazza some 4" tall of superb colour mounted on a square Ashford Black Marble base (below). Price £1,200 US$2,200.
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A new addition to the stock, an antique tazza a little over 4" tall in excellent condition. Price £995 US$ 1990
| If you want to find out more
about this very special material you really need to read Trevor Ford's new
book "Derbyshire Blue John". Soft backed, 112 pp and a
wealth of colour photographs of some of incredible pieces of work. This is
certainly the most comprhensive account of Blue John ever published.
Price (incl. postage) £7.50 $15 |
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