Aragonite Intarsia Box
Karlsbad, Czech Republic
circa 1920-1939
Fabricated during the height of the tourist era to the famed spa this box would have been sold to tourists visiting the region. Inset with local aragonite specimens cut in cross-section and centering on a diamond-shaped panel bearing the word “Carlsbad”, with small accents of Russian malachite, within a silver border, length 4 ¼in
circa 1920-1939
Fabricated during the height of the tourist era to the famed spa this box would have been sold to tourists visiting the region. Inset with local aragonite specimens cut in cross-section and centering on a diamond-shaped panel bearing the word “Carlsbad”, with small accents of Russian malachite, within a silver border, length 4 ¼in
Sold for
US$ 300
inc. premium
Footnotes
- See also lot 9235 for an example of the aragonite deposits in the local pipes of Karlsbad
Category: Natural History
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