Product Description
Serpentine Jewelry Box with Tsar's Crest (Шкатулка-змеевик с царским гербом). An elegant jewelry box with a domed lid made of polished serpentine mined from the Ural Mountains. It is embellished with a brass casting of a double-headed eagle, the Russian imperial crest. The hinges are fancy and it in footed. 5½"x3½"x3 ". 1 available.
Serpentine is a delightful semi-precious stone and is well known to mineralogists and gemologists. However, it is much less familiar to the general public. The marbled look makes it ideal as an ornamental material, and it has been carved into a wide array of decorative objects throughout history. Serpentine has a similar appearance to jade.