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Lot 1154
Chatoyant Malachite Box and Photo Frame
27 May 2010, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$3,660 inc. premium
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Hand-fabricated in Florence, Italy
Composed of high-graded material from the Democratic People's Republic of Congo this beautiful box features chatoyant malachite sometimes known in the trade as "velvet malachite". Featuring a black onyx lined interior and gold-plated piano hinge, this box exhibits all of the skills of a master lapidary with its superbly matched edges and veining, measures 5 x 3 ¾ in; together with a photo frame of similarly high-graded material, with beautifully mitered corners, and inset black onyx to the reverse, measures 9 ¼ x 7 ½ in (2)
Composed of high-graded material from the Democratic People's Republic of Congo this beautiful box features chatoyant malachite sometimes known in the trade as "velvet malachite". Featuring a black onyx lined interior and gold-plated piano hinge, this box exhibits all of the skills of a master lapidary with its superbly matched edges and veining, measures 5 x 3 ¾ in; together with a photo frame of similarly high-graded material, with beautifully mitered corners, and inset black onyx to the reverse, measures 9 ¼ x 7 ½ in (2)

