Waterfountains.com, Inc. & Lapis Lazuli USA-ASIA

3820 Valley Boulevard, Suites I-J

Walnut, California 91789

909-595-1222 Los Angeles

818-475-1477 LA Fax

499113093023    Nurnberg, Germany 

5716285528    Bogota, Colombia

5622997886    Santiago, Chile

85230101291    Hong Kong

"FROM THE LAST CORNER OF THE WORLD"

We present 

LAPIS LAZULI.....

We are now in alliance with the owner of the Free world's

finest deposit of  the Gemstone LAPIS LAZULI

Lapis  Lazuli
GEM composed of lazurite and other minerals
in shades of blue, usually flecked with PYRITE.
Most often found in massive form in
metamorphosed limestones, it has been used
since ancient times for beads and small
ornaments. Lapis lazuli was the original pigment
for ultramarine and was the sapphire of the
ancients. 

The beautiful blues in paintings from the Renaissance are thanks to the blue of lapis lazuli, the blue rock loved by the ancients, from Mesopotamia, to Egypt, to Persia, to Greece and Rome. The ancient city of Ur has a thriving trade in lapis as early as the fourth millennium B.C. The name is international, from the latin, lapis, which means stone, and from the Arabic, azul, which means blue. When lapis was first introduced to Europe, it was called ultramarinum, which means beyond the sea. Ground lapis was the secret of the blue in ultramarine, the pigment which painters used to paint the sea and the sky until the nineteenth century. Lapis was also popular in inlays.  The columns of St Issac's Cathedral in Petersburg are lined with lapis and the Pushkin Palace in Petersburg has lapis lazuli paneling!  The Romans believed that lapis was a powerful aphrodisiac. In the Middle Ages, it was thought to keep the limbs healthy and free the soul from error, envy and fear.

 

Material is available as:

 blocks, boulders, architectural tiles & Agglomerates, chips and pigment (ultramarine natural)

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ANY OF OUR OFFICES

OR EMAIL US AT:      LAPISLAZULI@WATERFOUNTAINS.COM

 

An example of the uses for this fine material

is the Spherical sculpture for one of

our Interactive and Floating Sphere Water Features 

 

CLICK HERE 

FOR CURRENT MODELS IN PRODUCTION

VIDEO DOWNLOAD (1.4m)

If you are ready for a once in a lifetime

opportunity, reserve one of these rare

SPHERICAL sculptures placed within the most exquisite

display setting on the planet,

a floating sphere fountain.

 

Only the very serious need inquire, as this material is of the highest quality and is extremely rare in the  sphere sizes that we shall offer as available on a custom order only basis.  If you are a serious collector, and would like to own one of the largest spheres of this material in the world, please contact us at our Los Angeles offices 909-595-1222 or by email.  Please provide us with some history of yourself or company so that we may properly respond to your inquiry.

 

ARCHITECTURAL & DESIGN USES

 

Most of the Lapis in the world is offered by the gram size in jewelry only.

This material is now available for architectural and design purposes

as seen in some of the pictures below. 

Any questions on the use of this material and pricing for bulk material or finished product may be directed to the Los Angeles office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Custom Work Quotations and Pricelists (Retail and Wholesale) Available upon request.

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