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A creamer manufactured by August Dannhauer, Chaudronnier, Geneva known as a student of Carl Deffner in Esslingen. Lat 19th.
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A massive brass betel box from Northern India with inlaid-silver design. A clam-shell box with a snap latch attached to a chain with a flat spoon to apply the lime. The silver inlay starts with 8 spokes in the center and 21 spokes on each face with additional inlay in both shells.
An unusual betel nut box using a combination lock based on the lunar calendar. The time, date and sun must be properly aligned before the moon can unlock the box.
Touareg lock of brass, copper and silver. Touareg use locks to close their jewelry bags which are rectangular cast iron boxes decorated with layers of silver, tin, copper, leather and brass. The lock mechanism is hidden in the metal casing and cannot be accessed from the top nor from any side. Different springs are relased when the key, assrou or tnast in other Berber languages, presses them together. Each lock can only be opened using the specially-designed key. The design is very ancient and similar locks are found in China.
Anglo-Indian Pan Dan, early 20th, probably of Islamic design of Northern India, finely chiseled and repoussé brass. Used as betel or chapati box. In excellent condition.