Emerald-Cut Labradorite Cabinet Knobs

About the Labradorite

The base color of labradorite is a smoky gray, close to storm cloud, and the interest comes from what sits under that surface. Fine layers inside the crystal split the light and throw back blue, green and occasionally gold when the angle is right.

Turn away from it and the flash drops out, leaving plain gray again. That switching is the point of the stone, and it shows up most on a door that is opened and passed several times a day.

How It’s Made

This piece is faceted by hand into a rectangle, so the flash is broken across several planes and can be caught from more than one position instead of only head on. The edge is electroformed: real metal grown onto the stone until the rim carries genuine thickness and is bonded permanently, never a leaf or coating that can rub off. Thick metallic gold is the standard rim, with silver and rose gold made to order.

Details

• Material: natural labradorite with copper and brass fittings
• Set size: one knob with its bolt
• Dimensions: 2" x 1.5" hand faceted rectangle
• Projection: 1.25"
• Bolt: 1.75" brass bolt
• Finish: electroformed gold, with silver and rose gold to order

The strength and color of the flash belong to the individual stone, so no two of these are exactly alike.

Fit and Installation

This is one of the larger knobs in the range, which gives a wardrobe door or a deep drawer something substantial to pull on. It mounts through a single drilled hole with the 1.75" brass bolt supplied, and no additional hardware is required. Tighten by hand, with care, rather than over-torquing.

Care

Wipe the face with a soft dry cloth. Household cleaners dull the polish that makes the flash visible and collect in the facet edges.