Jewelry Boxes Wood Box Hand Engraved Antiqued Finish Indian Style (wc385)

Jewelry Box in wood carving that combines yesterdays craftsmanship with todays fit and function. Artisans of Saharanpur make these jewelry boxes using the fine techniques they have also employed for making print blocks for sarees. These boxes are made by Indian woodworkers who work with the simplest tools in the style of their ancestors, each woodworker specialising in a kind of woodwork based on the kind of wood available and the crafting tradition of the region. In the most famous wood crafts centre of Uttar Pradesh, a popular woodcrafting material is sesam, a rich medium brown wood with deep grains. One can easily see the influence of Kashmir designs on the Saharanpur woodcrafts. They reflect the designs of stone carvings of Agra, which is a true example of the Mughal art developed during the Mughal era. On the Saharanpur woodwork, brass, copper, ivory or plastic inlay is also done by carving the surface lightly and pressing in the precut pieces. The blocks are used to make the lid of the box while the base is usually plain. These are beautiful and intricately carved blocks, sometimes decorated with brass inlay. These boxes are designed as jewelry box with velvet lining inside (wc385).