Exquisite Quality c. 1980 Handcrafted Italian Red Jasper Box & Table Lighter For Sale

ELEGANT SOLID RED JASPER HINGED BOX & OVERSIZE TABLE LIGHTER HANDCRAFTED IN ITALYThis handsome box with beveled top edge and chamfered corners is expertly fabricated of precisely joined thick red jasper (aggregate of microgranular quartz and/or crytocrystalline chalcedony) panels. The cover is supported on a flush self-stopping gilded brass piano hinge.
The cube form lighter with attractive veining and gold plated hardware incorporates a butane insert.
Perfect condition with functioning lighter.
NOTE: Hardstone and semi-precious gemstone boxes produced from the late 1990s onward are predominantly manufactured in Asia. The quality of these "modern" examples does not compare favorably with very costly boxes crafted in Italy.
box: 1.6" high, 6.0" wide, 4.0" deep (4.1cm, 15.3cm, 10.2cm) impressive 2.2 lbs.
lighter: 2.5" high, 2.7" wide, 2.7" deep (6.5cm, 6.9cm, 6.9cm) 13.9 ounces
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