• Front view of a box made from Lapis Lazuli with a cobalt blue base colour and beige and dark blue mottling running through the stone. Makers mark for George Betjemann and Sons, 1928. White background.
  • Front view of a box with the lid open, made from Lapis Lazuli with a cobalt blue base colour and beige and dark blue mottling running through the stone. Inside the base is lined in satinwood, the lid is a yellow cream coloured stone flecked with grey. Makers mark for George Betjemann and Sons, London 1928. White background.
  • Front view of a box made from Lapis Lazuli at an angle with front right corner in the foreground. It is a cobalt blue base colour with beige and dark blue mottling running through the stone. Makers mark for George Betjemann and Sons, 1928. White background.
  • Front view from an angle of a box with the lid open, made from Lapis Lazuli with a cobalt blue base colour and beige and dark blue mottling running through the stone. Inside the base is lined in satinwood, the lid is a yellow cream coloured stone flecked with grey. Makers mark for George Betjemann and Sons, London 1928. White background.
  • Rear view of a box made from Lapis Lazuli at an angle with rear left corner in the foreground. The gilt hinge runs across the length of the back. It is a cobalt blue base colour with beige and dark blue mottling running through the stone. Makers mark for George Betjemann and Sons, 1928. White background.
  • View of the base and front of a box made from Lapis Lazuli on it’s side. It is a cobalt blue base colour with beige and dark blue mottling running through the stone. The base has the angular striated lines of the stone. Makers mark for George Betjemann and Sons, 1928. White background.

Large Lapis Lazuli Stone Box

£4,200.00
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A fabulous box made from Lapis Lazuli with a cobalt blue base colour and beige and dark blue mottling running through the stone. Originally used as a cigarette box, a silver gilt hinge joins the top and bottom sections. The interior of the base is lined in Satinwood. The hinge is hallmarked London 1928 and stamped with the makers mark for George Betjemann and Sons, 36 Pentonville Road, London. The business, specialising in box making, was started by the poet Sir John Betjemann’s great grandfather in 1834 and past through the sons until the death of Sir John’s Betjemann’s father, Ernest. 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 (length) x 11 cm/4⅜ inches (depth) x 6 cm/2⅜ inches (height)

Product Reference: 12456
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