10 masterpieces of contemporary gemstone carving (PHOTOS)

Vladimir Ilyukhin. Portrait of a cat, 1995

Jasper, carnelian, obsidian, labradorite, silver

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Gennady Pylin. Behemoth Cat [a character in Mikhail Bulgakov’s ‘The Master and Margarita’ novel], 2000

Obsidian, jasper, cacholong, chrysolite, gold, silver

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Vladimir Ilyukhin. Little Mouse, 2002

Agate, morion, silver

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Sergey Shimansky. ‘Time’ composition, 2007

Smoky quartz, jasper

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ANNA NOVA. ‘Field Bouquet’ composition, 2009

Gold, silver, precious stones, cacholong, jade, amethyst, quartz

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Sergey Falkin. ‘Wave’ snail, 2009

Jade, faceted black stones

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Anton Ananiev. Babylon Snail, 2010

Brazilian agate

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Alexander Leventhal. Yeshua. 2011

Ural Jasper

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Anton Ananiev. ‘La Fleur du Mal’ (The Flower of Evil) composition, 2012

Jade, obsidian, rock crystal, gold, silver

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Yaroslav Ksenofontov; Mikhail Komarov. ‘Bird’ composition, 2013

Jade, carnelian, lapis lazuli, cacholong, jambul chalcedony, silver, citrine, cubic zirconia

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The ‘Contemporary Gemstone Carving’ exhibition will be held in the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg from July 9 to December 31, 2022.

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