Ruby-in-Zoisite, Gilt-Metal Necklace. Featuring one carved ruby-in-zoisite pendant measuring approximately 66 x 34 mm and depicting birds and a tower, suspended from a strand of ruby-in-zoisite, ruby and gilt-metal beads, completed by a gilt-metal clasp, forming a 19 inch necklace. {Gross Weight: 60.3 dwts} Provenance: From the Estate of June Culp Zeitner. Author of nine gem and mineral books and has written nearly a thousand articles. Ms. Zeitner is the founder of over a dozen gem and mineral clubs, the National Rockhound and Lapidary Hall of Fame and the State Stone Program. Zeitner was crowned First Lady of Gems and received a Bicentennial tiara at the White House. Among her many achievements, Zeitner assembled a collection of 1,309 gemstones for the Smithsonian and had the largest gem emerald found in the USA named after her; "The Zeitner Emerald." Note: Pendant carvings by artist Hing Wa Lee of Los Angeles, CA.