Sold for:
$1,063
$1,063
Lake Baikal, Eastern Siberia, Russia, consisting of a hinged charoite box with onyx trim together with a matched letter opener with a charoite handle, engraved gilt fitting and an elongated nephrite jade blade, the charoite of the box and knife showing the fibrous structure and richly saturated purple color representative of the most desirable examples of this material. Letter Opener Length: 27.90 cm.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2014-09-16
