Brass Jewellery Casket From Rajasthan - 18th Century Style - Teapot Chinese leather trunks come in

Chinese leather trunks come in 5 colours

With its beautiful calligraphy

while substantial brass carrying handles are fitted to each side

Currently these are sold as a decorative  object

Brass Jewellery Casket From Rajasthan - 18th Century Style - Teapot Chinese leather trunks come inThis 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