AN OCTAGONAL GILT-BRASS LIDDED SPICE BOX (PANDAN) PROPERTY FROM THE JOURDAN-BARRY COLLECTION OF INDIAN ART North Western India, 19th century Of octagonal shape, on flat base, the lid unhinged, the openwork decoration consisting of rosettes within a tight lattice grid, tall cypress trees on each corner, two decorative bands around the rim and lid with curled palmettes, the central medallion on the lid with a flower head in the middle surrounded by stylised lotuses, 14.3cm across.