Lapis Lazuli Stone Box

A fabulous box made from Lapis Lazuli with a cobalt blue base colour and grey, silver, white and dark blue mottling running through the stone. Originally used as a cigarette box, a gilt metal hinge joins the top and bottom sections and it has a pale stone lining.

Lapis Lazuli is a metamorphic rock with lazurite as the main constituent. It has been prized since antiquity for its intense colour.

Dimensions: 15.5 cm/6⅛ inches (width) x 10.5 cm/4⅛ inches (depth) x 3.75 cm/1½ inches (height).