{"product_id":"antique-indian-silver-fluted-oval-pill-snuff-box-with-domed-floral-lid","title":"Indian silver oval pill box, domed floral lid","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout this piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis oval silver box has cut corners and a domed lid that hinges open with more resistance than its size suggests, as if it takes its job seriously. The cover is hand engraved with a scrolling floral pattern rooted in Indian folk art traditions, the sort of motif passed down through a silversmith's family rather than invented fresh for a single commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoxes like this one belong to the long tradition of Indian silverwork produced during the British Raj, when local craftsmen adapted their own decorative vocabulary to small Western forms — snuff boxes, pill boxes, card cases — meant for both domestic use and export. The ornament stayed distinctly Indian even as the shape bent toward European taste, which is part of what makes these pieces worth a second look rather than a passing glance. Whatever you keep in it now almost certainly wasn't what the original owner had in mind, and that's half the fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece has been XRF tested and confirmed as 900 silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood antique condition. Soldering to hinges; deep surface groove at the back; tiny ding to the front of the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rita's Bazaar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54035579601229,"sku":"2480","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/4191\/4957\/files\/1_a94e59f5-cc03-4042-8da5-9a73d9ba151f.jpg?v=1780945737","url":"https:\/\/ritasbazaar.co.uk\/products\/antique-indian-silver-fluted-oval-pill-snuff-box-with-domed-floral-lid","provider":"Rita’s Bazaar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}