Agate box
Agate box
Germany, Idar-Obershtain
20th century
Wild, Manfred, Emile Becker
Agate, gold; carving, polishing
10.8 х 7 х 3.8 cm
Marks; "750"; "EB" for Emil Becker, Manfred Wild's firm.
Triangular agate box, carved of a single boulder of fine quality grey-brown banded agate from Minas Gerais, Brazil. The body of the box has been hollowed out to permit the transmission of light through the translucent stone to better allow the viewing of the fascinating concentric patterns of the exceptional material.
Инв.5416/ДПИ