A GOLD, COLOURED-GLASS AND SILVER-GILT THEWABOX Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, India, 19th century Of octagonal shape, on a plain base, the flat hinged lid and eight rectangular panels to the sides decorated with applied openwork golddécoupé (thewa) vegetal compositions and floral sprays over red, green and blue-stained glass, the interior parcel-gilt, 3cm x 9.5cm x 8.2cm. Provenance: from a diplomatic Greek private collection. For more information on thewawork, also known in Europe as 'Pertabgarh work', and its exclusively Indian making technique, please read Nick Barnard, Indian Jewellery, London, 2008, p. 78.