Hand Engraved Brass Keepsake Box, 600 g

Name: Hand Engraved Brass Keepsake Box, 600 g
Brand: PEETAL PARAMPARA
SKU: PP-BR-BOX-KPB-204
Price: 3299.0 INR
Availability: InStock

A round brass keepsake box with an engraved lid and a cast flower for a handle.

Rs. 3,299.00

Rs. 3,299.00 Rs. 4,299.00

Price includes GST.

Weight: 600g

Material: Brass, unlacquered
Finish: Antique, with darkened recesses
Interior: One open round compartment, bare brass, no tray or divider
Base: Cast leaf band standing on three short feet
In the box: 1 brass keepsake box with lid and flower on top

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Estimated, not a guarantee. Dispatched from Guwahati, Monday to Saturday.

Each piece is shaped and finished by hand, so small differences in weight, size, finish and surface marking are normal and no two are identical. Colour on screen can differ from the metal in daylight. Handmade in India.

The engraving is the same medallion twice, once on the flat of the lid and once on the wall. A rim of small round beads runs along the lid edge. The top is cast separately and set into the centre of the lid on a small rosette collar, a five petalled flower with two leaves on a bent stem. A cast leaf band runs under the wall and sits on three short feet.

Technique

Hand Engraved
Antique

What is it?

A keepsake box is a lidded metal container given as a gift or kept for small things that have nowhere else to live, dry fruit and sweets at a festival, then coins, keys and cufflinks after.

Also known as a gift box, trinket box, dry fruit box or peetal dabba.

What is in the box?

1 brass keepsake box with lid and flower on top

How do I look after it?

Wash by hand with a mild dishwashing liquid and a soft sponge. Dry fully with a cloth before putting it away — water left standing is what causes spotting.
Brass darkens. It reacts with air and with the oils on your hands, and a piece in daily use will dull within weeks. That is the metal telling you it is not plated.
To bring the shine back on the raised surfaces: a soft dry cloth, and nothing more. The dark in the recesses is the finish, not dirt — lemon, salt and tamarind will strip it out and the pattern will flatten.
Do not use steel wool, scouring pads or bleach.
Not dishwasher safe. Not microwave safe.
If you would rather it stayed dark, leave it alone — a settled patina protects the surface.

How was it made?

Hand Engraved
Antique

Handmade in India

Every piece finished by hand

Solid metal

No plating, nothing to chip

Weighed and listed

In grams, on almost every page

Tin lining stated

Where a vessel is lined, we say so

Questions about this piece

Is this brass solid or plated?

Solid. It weighs 600 g for a box that fits in two hands, and the engraved lines cut into yellow metal rather than through a surface layer into something else underneath. Weigh it if in doubt.

Will it look exactly like the photograph?

Close, not identical. The scrollwork is cut by hand, so the pattern runs slightly differently on every lid, and the flower on top is a separate casting that sits at its own angle.

Will it mark what I keep inside?

Bare brass can leave a dull mark on silver and a faint metal smell on paper or cloth left in it. For sweets or dry fruit, use a paper case; for jewellery, keep pieces in pouches.

How big is it inside?

Not measured yet. The outside of a box in a photograph tells you very little about the inside, so rather than guess we will measure this one if you write before ordering.

How do I keep the engraving clean?

A dry cloth on the raised metal, and nothing wet in the cut lines. The dark sitting in the scrollwork is the finish; lemon, salt and tamarind lift it out and the pattern flattens to plain yellow.