A gem-set and polychrome enamelled box, North India, 19th/20th century

A gem-set and polychrome enamelled box, North India, 19th/20th century

of hexagonal form, with hinged lid, the exterior of the base decorated with birds and floral motifs in polychrome enamel, the exterior of the lid set with gem stones in floral designs on a dark green enamelled ground, the interior of the lid with floral polychrome enamelled decoration, the interior of the base gilded 

H: 3 cm ; 1¼ in. W: 3,5 cm ; 1⅜ in. L: 3 cm ; 1¼ in.

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Boîte émaillée polychrome incrustée de gemmes, Inde du Nord, 19e/20e siècle

H: 3 cm ; 1¼ in. W: 3,5 cm ; 1⅜ in. L: 3 cm ; 1¼ in.