Beautiful antique gilded silver engraved box with a central raised peacock to the top centre surrounded by flowers and foliage- the flowers are set with ruby cabochons and the leaves have different shaped small emeralds

The raised peacock has an oval central faceted blue sapphire which measures approx 7x5mm

Sapphire cabochons around the outside rim of the lid

Inside is bright gold gilded

Base and sides have floral patterns

The box measures approx 82x61mm with a height of 17mm to box edge- 24MM from bottom of box to centre of raised peacock

Weighs 146g

This is a wonderful box- closes tightly - condition is good but there are stones missing- a blue sapphire from the neck of the peacock and 8 small green emeralds from the leaves as far as I can see - please check close up photos

I don’t know where this was made as there are no stamps/ marks- has been tested as silver- Italy or India have been suggested

The box has not been cleaned