Brass Jewellery Box From Rajasthan - Early 20th Century Style - Meiping Vase Features: Round form with hand-engraved

Features: Round form with hand-engraved decoration

They were often used as jewellery and dowry chests for women of wealthy families

These antique painted doors and frame from India hark from Kutch in Gujarat and have been reclaimed from an old haveli

decorative cresting along the top

Brass Jewellery Box From Rajasthan - Early 20th Century Style - Meiping Vase Features: Round form with hand-engravedThis pretty little Indian brass box is from Kerala in South India and is often referred to as a 'vettile chellam'. It would have been used for storing valuables; jewelry, paan, and money and has an internal divider. Today this beautiful box would make a perfect jewellery or keepsake box. There is a mirror installed on the inside of the lid and an engraved name "G Francis" hints to a long and well loved life. From India UK Delivery Charge except