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  1. drg642

    drg642 Well-Known Member

    Little blue stone box, about 2 inches wide and 1 1/4 inches tall, cute little bracket feet. Has a crack on the front which probably kills any value it might have had, but I am curious about its age and origin, and do you think the stone is sodalite? Thank you for any thoughts.
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    drg642, Mar 19, 2021
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  2. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Sure looks like Sodalite to me. Though I can't help you with your questions, I think your box is so pretty!
     
    KikoBlueEyes, Mar 19, 2021
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  3. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    I was going to say it looks like dyed something, but in many pix it looks more like trompe l'oeil painting.
     
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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    i don't think the crack hurts it that much..........be nice if it was silver though....
     
    komokwa, Mar 19, 2021
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  5. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Some of these came out of Italy, some India.
     
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  6. drg642

    drg642 Well-Known Member

    Thank you all for your thoughts. It's definitely stone. The blue does seem bright enough to suggest that it is dyed. I didn't even see the crack until I took photos, but I do think it would be tough to sell with the crack.
    I like the little feet.
     
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  7. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Looks like the crack and the damage to the corner at the left of the crack was "repaired" with JB Weld.
     
    Hollyblue, Mar 19, 2021
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