Vintage Metal Engraved India Colonial Patterns Floral First ‘900

The structure is entirely metallic, with a rear hinge made by bending the sheet metal into a tube, a construction solution typical of colonial artisanal artefacts. The external surface has an original dark patina, with light oxidation and signs of aging consistent with age, which enhance its historical character and materiality.

These caskets were often used as compacts or toilet boxes during the British colonial period in India.

↔️ Length 9.8 cm ➡️ Depth 11.8 cm ↕️ Height 3 cm

⚒️ Hand-engraved burnished metal

🎨 Indo-Persian floral decorations with cranes and lotus flowers

🪶 Folded artisan zipper, typical colonial production

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⏳ Late 19th – early decades of the 20th century

🎨 An elegant powder compact of Indo-colonial manufacture, testimony to the encounter between oriental aesthetics and European taste. The chiseled floral and animal motifs evoke the refinement of Indian decorative arts, while the metal construction with original patina tells the story of the journey of an exotic object that arrived in Europe in the early twentieth century. Ideal as a collector's item, vintage furnishing accessory or toilet box with a unique and timeless charm.

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