Lot 147. Gold, enamel, gem set and diamond box, possibly Jaipur, Northern India, 19th century.Estimate 18,000 - 25,000 CHF. Lot sold 40,000 CHF. Photo Sothebys 2013

The rectangular gold box applied with table-cut diamonds and champlevé enamel in red, green, blue, and off-white, decorated on all sides with bird, floral, and foliate designs, the front with two elephants, the thumbpiece set with a cabochon ruby, the hinged lid opening to reveal two compartments, the divider decorated with enamel. 

Literature: Cf: Ed. Elizabeth Markevitch, Indian Jewellery, Bijoux Indiens, Stäfa, Switzerland, 1987, pages 84 and 85, for examples of similar boxes.

Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels. Genève, 14 mai 2013