Brass Jewellery Box with Ganesh Lid

Name: Brass Jewellery Box with Ganesh Lid
Brand: PEETAL PARAMPARA
SKU: PP-BR-BOX-JWL-203
Price: 3899.0 INR
Availability: InStock

A brass jewellery box with Ganesh raised in a medallion at the centre of the lid.

Rs. 3,899.00

Price includes GST.

Weight: 1,200g

Material: Brass, unlacquered
Finish: Polished
Interior: One open square compartment, bare brass, no tray or divider
Iconography: Ganesh in a beaded medallion on the lid, a figure band on all four walls
In the box: 1 brass jewellery box with lid

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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.

Ganesh sits inside a beaded circle at the centre of the lid, one leg folded under, with foliage filling the ring behind him. Outside the circle the lid is left plain except for a leaf sprig at each corner and a notched border cut all the way round the edge. The four walls carry a continuous band of small figures, two of them seated at the front corners with a stepped lamp form between them.

Technique

Hand Engraved

What is it?

A jewellery box is a small lidded metal container for rings, chains and bangles, shallow enough to sit out on a dressing table and heavy enough to stay where it is put.

Also known as a jewelry box, trinket box, peetal dabba or Ganesh keepsake box.

What is in the box?

1 brass jewellery box with lid

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: a paste of lemon juice and salt, or tamarind pulp, or a proprietary brass cleaner. Rub, rinse, dry. Two minutes.
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

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. A box that measures a hand across and still weighs 1,200 g is brass through the wall, not a coating over something lighter. Put it on a kitchen scale and the number tells you.

Will it look exactly like the photograph?

Close, not identical. The medallion and the figure band are raised and then cleaned up by hand, so the crispness of a face or a fold moves slightly from one box to the next.

Will it mark what I keep inside?

Bare brass can leave a dull grey mark on silver kept pressed against it for months, and a faint metal smell on cotton. Pouches or a felt square on the floor of the box stop both.

How big is it inside?

No internal dimension here, because none has been taken, and we will not estimate one from the outside of a photograph. Ask us what you need it to hold and we will measure it.

Is the Ganesh cast or engraved?

Raised, not cut in. The medallion and the foliage behind it stand proud of the lid surface. The notched border at the edge and the leaf sprigs at the corners are the parts cut into the metal.