Sterling silver placeholder-obelisk with Malachite

This sterling silver and malachite obelisk is one of a set of 12, which can also be purchased individually. Each serves as a refined table placeholder, with a card for the diner's name inserted behind the silver triangle.

Malachite is easily recognized by its vibrant emerald green color and distinctive banding, ranging from light to dark green in flowing patterns. A copper-rich mineral, malachite has been admired since antiquity for both its beauty and symbolic meaning, often associated with protection and transformation. With a Mohs hardness of 3.5 to 4, it is relatively soft, making it ideal for decorative carvings and inlays.

One of the most famous uses of malachite is in the Malachite Room of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, where towering columns, urns, and furniture were crafted from large slabs of the stone. Rather than using mosaics, the room showcases massive, uninterrupted surfaces that reveal the full splendor of malachite’s natural patterns—highlighting why this stone has been treasured across centuries.