#20485 - Italian Hardstone (Rhodonite) Box c1970s "Shop the Sale"] Tufa stone cast silver work

Tufa stone cast silver work lends texture with the rough edge brilliantly complimenting the colorful pattern

This fabulous Art Deco period ring is all about color

The suggestion of a shadow box is a contemporary Hopi and Navajo invention cross-pollinating the modern styles with each other

by David Buckingham

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#20485 - Italian Hardstone (Rhodonite) Box c1970s "Shop the Sale"] Tufa stone cast silver workCirca 1970s, Italy. This fabulous Italian hardstone box is a sleek, colorful example of seventies decorative objets. The Rhodonite used in this one was chosen for its particularly fine figure and vividly contrasting colors. Excellent condition.