Brass Bound Rosewood Box From Kutch - 19th Century Material - Papier Mache Condition: Good antique condition

Condition: Good antique condition

Date: Circa 1920s

comes with its original contents - rare to find these days

two interior shelves

They're hand painted by skilled artists using traditional techniques learned from their families and passed down through generations

Brass Bound Rosewood Box From Kutch - 19th Century Material - Papier Mache Condition: Good antique conditionThis charmingly decorated jewellery box still has some of the original painted mica panels. The naive style depicts a range of characters and floral designs on natural earthen coloured fields It is missing a few decorations on the lid, but its amazing that such delicate work has survived over the years A very rare piece that would delight a collector of Indian antiques, it comes from The Rann of Kutch and dates from the 19th century. Chests and boxes