“In many cases, the value of the artwork will outweigh the value of the gem material exponentially. A piece of rock crystal quartz that has been worked on by a lapidary artist can be worth thousands of dollars. It is the hand of the artist that adds the value to the piece, not the material itself.”
— Charles Ellias, “The Value of Art,” Colored Stone Magazine, September/October 2005
— Charles Ellias, “The Value of Art,” Colored Stone Magazine, September/October 2005
