A beautiful Carved Jewelry Box from India.
The carving is all over, top, all sides,inside of lid.
Walnut carved. removeanle tray with rings holder down the center of the tray
Piano hinge
Lock ( but no key )
Pattern appears to be of a hunting theme . It shows hunters with weapons , animals such as camels, deer, ect. living quarters ( i assume) with some type of trees or plants behind them.
the only thing that "sticks out" to me as being different is the top lower right hand corner of the box. there the carving of a man plowing land by oxen(?) is framed out in a boxed area, possible a signature for the artist.unsure.
the lift grip to open by is actually a Gun barrel being held by a hunter
The carving is an absolute beauty, dark colored, and full coverage carvings. Alot of work went into this piece and i have tried for years to find info on it. The closest i have came is a blog that was created by a gentleman paying tribute to his family and thier times in india in the year of 1903. he has a photo on the page of boxes that are similiar to mine. ( i will update this posting with his link once given premission) And that showed the price the family member paid for it way back then. WOW .
The inside tag reads:
Hand Made by
M. Sadak Ali & Bros
3rd Bridge
Srinagar-Kashmir
NO....36.....
I am attempting to get the best photo's loaded to show the workmanship of the carving, it is beautiful , detailed, stunning !!
It is needing to be cleaned , but i have been afraid to do so until i know exactly what i have to know how to care for it without inflicting damage .
