Charoite Intarsia Box


Russia Charoite is an unusual stone of a very rare occurrence found in only one location northeast of Lake Baikal, Eastern Siberia, Russia. The lid of the present box is formed of a single large slab of charoite, well-matched at the seams for patterning, with a charoite cabochon thumbpiece and raised on four acanthus decorated feet and completed with a gilt-bronze plate to the underside. Measuring 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 2 in