Brass Jewellery Casket From Rajasthan - 18th Century Rugs set within cusped corner spandrels

set within cusped corner spandrels enclosing scrolling foliage

documents and household valuables

Its elegant scroll base and iron tie add a sense of majesty

The style of carving indicates its origins to be from Andra Pradesh in India

this example retains its original black lacquer

Brass Jewellery Casket From Rajasthan - 18th Century Rugs set within cusped corner spandrelsThis antique Indian brass casket is from Rajasthan and has a tall gabled lid. It is over 230 years old and has a beautiful patina. The form of this box imitates the typical Rajasthani hut boxes of the 18th and 19th centuries. This style of box draws inspiration from the traditional huts and houses of the Thar desert. These boxes were used for storing valuables; jewelry, paan, and money. Now, it would be ideally suited as a jewelry box. Coincidentally