Product Description
Charoite (сиреневый чароит). For your treasures and jewels! A lovely "lilac-violet stone" box, made from semi-precious charoite (сиреневый чароит), a mineral found only near the Chara River in the Yakutia/Irkutsk region of Russia. It was discovered in 1949 and only 15 years later was it identified as a unique mineral in its own right. The gemstone is characterised by a silky luster and a delicate range of purple and violet colors from pale to dark. Sitting atop this elegant box is a cast sterling silver Double Headed Eagle of Imperial Russia, the Romanov family crest.
5"x2½"x1½". 1 only.
This item is well suited for the Impoverished Russian Aristocrat Room Abroad (IRAA)