A rare Florentine jewelry casket (1) - Malachite - Early 20th century
An elegant 19th centurty malachite box produced in Italy The malachite for this box was sourced from the finest quality of this mineral is currently found. Malachite from the 18th and 19th century was also sourced from Russia. Boxes, such as this, were typically brought back from Europe as "Grand Tour" souvenirs. This exaple is made probably in FLorence Providing professional packaging shipping with royal mail international tracked and signed
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An elegant 19th centurty malachite box produced in Italy The malachite for this box was sourced from the finest quality of this mineral is currently found. Malachite from the 18th and 19th century was also sourced from Russia. Boxes, such as this, were typically brought back from Europe as "Grand Tour" souvenirs. This exaple is made probably in FLorence Providing professional packaging shipping with royal mail international tracked and signed