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Sunday, February 13, 2011

CRYSTAL FANATICS BUZZ: The 'Crystal Fanatics' Photo Galleries

CRYSTAL FANATICS BUZZ: The 'Crystal Fanatics' Photo Galleries: "NO ONE takes Photographs of our favorite crystal quite like the'Crystal Fanatics'. In fact, our 'Crystal Collection' Photo Gallery has..."

The 'Crystal Fanatics' Photo Galleries

NO ONE takes Photographs of our favorite crystal quite like the
'Crystal Fanatics'.
In fact, our 'Crystal Collection' Photo Gallery has more than 4,500 Photos of Swarovski Crystal, complete with all the information for each individual issue and their respective values.
The entire Photo Gallery is nearing 9,000 photos!
NO ONE offers More Photos to our Members than CFC!
Here is a compilation of just some our best snapshots taken by our CFC members, and now a part of our CFC Photo Galleries.

 Enjoy!
 

Wonders of the Sea Trilogy

The Fabulous Bee Eaters

Ching Ching

Colorado Bowl

A Swarovski Easter

The Swan

The Train Surrounded by Orchids & Water Lilies

Centenary Swan Pin

The Camel

5th Anniversary Birthday Cake

The LovLots

Paradise Fish

The NLE Bull

Paradise Fish

Paradise Butterflies

Come JOIN The Fanatics! You'll be GLAD you did!
Crystal Fanatics Club

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For Collectors of Swarovski Crystal

Monday, February 7, 2011

The Swarovski Numbered Limited Editions (NLE)

Swarovski issued the first Numbered Limited Edition (NLE) in 1995, with the introduction of the 'The Eagle'. The NLE's are only available to Members of the Swarovski Crystal Society (SCS), and on the Secondary Market after the piece retires (usually the same year), and limited to an issue of 10,000 pieces.
The piece is Numbered and Laser etched with the Swan logo, the year of issue, and the Designer's Signature. Adi Stocker was the Designer for The Eagle. Its bill and talons are in solid Sterling Silver, and rhodium-plated to prevent tarnishing. A framed certificate is with the signatures of Adi Stocker and Helmut Swarovski is included.
Only 2,900 of 10,000 Eagles were allocated for distribution in the U.S. to SCS members.
The Eagle was created to commemorate Swarovski´s 100th Anniversary and comes in special case with a key to secure case closure.
The Eagle originally sold for $1,750 and today is worth thousands more to collectors.
One problem that seems to prevail with this piece is the feathers fall off at the glue joints; however the following issues don't seem to have any major problems.

The Eagle was followed by the Peacock in 1998, The Wild Horses in 2001, The Bull in 2004 (both well-liked issues), the Black Bull in 2005 (only 1,000 of these were issued and it is now worth in excess of $15,000), The Elephant in 2006, and the Rhinoceros in 2008 ( a big flop for Swarovski).


A NEW NLE will be issued in April 2011.
And, IF you are a member of the Crystal Fanatics Club, you've already seen the stunning photos of this piece in Full Living Color! It is Spectacular!


Want to Know More about the NLE's ? ? ?
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You'll Be Glad You Did!


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For Collectors of Swarovski Crystal

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The Crystal Myriad Collection

Limited Edition Masterpieces - Not for the Faint of Heart


The luxurious Swarovski exclusive Pointiage® technique is now applied to a new line of masterfully crafted objects of art. Each creation is individually handcrafted 'on demand', individually hand-set, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

The four motifs in the Crystal Myriad Collection include:
  • The flying dragon – Jinlong (now sold out), designed by Heinz Tabertshofer, a limited edition of 300 & sold for $18,000. Decorated with 63,110 crystals in 21 different shades of gold, red and green.
  • The Asian elephant – Matang, designed by Heinz Tabertshofer, a limited edition of 300, sells for $12,000 with 46,856 Smoky Quartz, Smoked Topaz, Light Smoked Topaz & Black Diamond crystals.
  • The Arabian stallion named Amurath (sold out) - a limited edition of 300 sold for $8,000, designed by Elisabeth Adamer with 32,098 single Jet, Metallic Blue & Mocca crystals.
  • The falcon, Alsaqr Almalaki is Arabic for royal falcon and captures the flight of the falcon. Designed by Elisabeth Adamer and retails at $15,500.00. Adorned with 43,164 White Opal, Black Diamond, Jet Nut, Jet Hematite and clear crystals on a Blue Pearl granite base.
The unique Pointiage® technique takes Swarovski artisans numerous hours to accomplish as each of the thousands of crystals is carefully set by hand in  a 'myriad of crystal'. In ancient Greek math it referred to 10,000 and in poetry to a large sum; hence, the name Crystal Myriad.

Each piece is a numbered limited edition, and a truly unique object of art, crafted with great skill and the highest attention to detail.

Each of the masterpieces is standing on an exclusively fitted base of either marble or granite. The bottoms of the bases are covered with a protective felt and carry a seal with the number of issue.


Come JOIN US! to Learn More about your Swarovski Crystal Collection.


© Copyright 1999-2011. Crystal Fanatics Club, Inc.
For Collectors of Swarovski Crystal