2011/09/10

Fire Opal Antique Jewelry


One might be wonder to see an antique fire opal jewelry as we often see other precious gems such as ruby or sapphire used in antique jewelry. Interestingly, fire opal has been admired and used in jewelry embellishment since ancient times.

This fire opal jewelry is offered by A La Vieille Russie, a antique dealer in New York.
Fire opal is named for its warm and fiery color. Usually, they are orange to red in color. A reddish fire opal is sometimes called cherry opal.

Fire opal is a gem stone that gives its wearer courage, stamina, will-power and energy. Along with tourmaline, fire opal is the birthstone for October.