This is a Very Good Condition Lot of 2 Small Hand Carved 1970s era Oval Shaped Dark and Light Ochre Soapstone Ring Trinket Boxes. The tops are NOT interchangeable. Each is matched, and the top and bottoms of each box are of slightly different colors and one is slightly lighter than the other. If they are popular, I can probably get a couple more. There are a few of these for sale in other listings, but these are the largest ones available at time of first listing. The others are all about half this size.
These could be for spouses, beaus, significant others, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, Birthday, or any other kind of presents. They could be his and hers, his and his, hers and hers, or you could keep both of them for yourself.
Like anything handmade, it is not perfectly smooth, straight, or completely finished. The hand carved lid does not perfectly fit the hand carved box, but it's pretty close and does have a nice, substantial feel to it. To me, it feels a lot like marble. While it may have been polished 40+ years ago, it might benefit from being cleaned and polished again.
I am selling a number of these Indian Soapstone trinket, ring, and knick-knack boxes in separate listings if you are interested in having these for very nice last minute unique gifts, or if you are a discerning collector.
Soapstone is a soft stone, and can be scratched with rings, rough handling, fingernails, and many other things. You should learn how to polish them to keep them looking their best.
Here is how wikipedia says to clean and polish soapstone items:
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