A GOLD, COLOURED-GLASS AND SILVER-GILT THEWA BOX  Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, India, 19th century  Of rectangular shape, on a plain base, the flat hinged lid and four rectangular panels to the sides decorated with applied openwork gold découpé (thewa) figural compositions amidst vegetal sprays, laid over red and green-stained glass, two lateral panels with an enthroned Ganesha, one with Hanuman and the fourth panel together with the lid depicting a royal procession with a couple to the centre, possibly Rama and Sita or Shiva and Parvati, the outer frame with animals in the wilderness and a hunting scene, the interior parcel-gilt, 3cm x 9.5cm x 7.5cm. For a similar, though larger, thewa box, please see Christie's South Kensington, 10 June 2013, lot 249.