A miniature box and cover with gold and diamond roses in Moghul style

Description:

India, 18th/19th century
2,8 x 2,6 x 1,3 cm / 28 g
Rectangular with hinged cover. Finely enamelled decoration on all sides with diamond roses and inlays, green enamel inside.
From the collection of the chemist, engineer and director of Merck & Co. Heinrich Georg Johann Harms (3 Sept. 1906-28 June 1975) and his wife Eva Harms (10 Nov. 1905-13 Oct. 1998), largely assembled in Shanghai between 1935 and 1942 - Minimal signs of age