Bear Cedar Feather Box

For sale at $340.00

 The lid is embellished with the figure of a bear inlaid with black jet.  The box is enhanced with Mother of Pearl and Malachite inlay.  Construction used mitered joints with rosewood splines.  The same holds true for the removable tray.  The hinges and clasp are brushed bronze.  Inside dimensions are 19 ¾ x 4 ¾ x 3 ¼.   The tray is 18 ¾ x 4 x 1 ½ .  There are 25 + coats of hand rubbed shellac buffed to a high gloss. 

Jet is an organic fossil - a solid, durable type of lignite coal that originated from wood. The term coal means the fossilized remains of ancient organic matter that ranges from bog materials to peat to wood. Jet, however, is the fossilized remains of araucaria (coniferous evergreen) wood specifically. Therefore, jet is not a stone or a mineral.