Featured Italian pillbox 1920s - 30s. what stone ?

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  1. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    TIA.
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    4.7*4.7*2.7 centimeters
     
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Heliotrope, also known as bloodstone, imo. Pretty box, Florence?
     
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  3. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Agreed, bloodstone.
     
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  4. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Quite Lovely.
     
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  5. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Beautiful color.
     
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  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    But a bit later, I'd think.

    Debora
     
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  7. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    pill5.png
    not sharp enough, I know. but I don't see it even with a magnifier.
    800 and Italian lozenge and importing company plus twice the French weevil for import.
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The Italian lozenge mark seems to have a fasces in the centre. That would mean 1934-44. So as you said, a bit later. The lozenge without fasces is 1944-68.
     
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