Lokalart LKA0211NW Brass, Wooden Gift Box

This handmade Jewelry box can be the best Housewarming Gift for your guests. This unique gift box is highlighted with colourful meenakari work showcasing the tradition Indian peacock motif. The inside of the box is covered with fine quality blood red colour velvet cloth.Meenakari is the art of coloring and ornamenting the surface of metals by fusing over it brilliant colors that are decorated in an intricate design.The Mughals invented the art of enamel or meenawork metal-craft and it was popular with both the Mughals and the Hindu princes of Rajasthan where it was used for creating precious objects and enriching jewellery.The brass sheet is pasted on the wooden based boxes.Meenakars engrave the surface of the metal with intricate designs using a metal stylus which is then filled in with colors.The Meena is then placed in a furnace where the colors fuse and harden to become one with the surface.Thereafter the piece is then gently rubbed with a file and cleaned to highlight the lustre of each color. Indeed, this product can be the best gifts at any occasion.