Antique copper treasure chest??

[Beachkid23]

I'm not sure if this is copper I actually think it might be brass or bronze possibly but I'm not sure. It weighs about 12 ounces maybe about 8 inches long maybe 3 inches high 3 inches wide hinged. And there's no makers marks on it from when I saw. Definitely solid. Wondering if anybody else seen anything like this or has any idea about it. Thank you.

 

[bigcaddy64]

Looks like an ornamental item for tourists but still neat. I would guess it's from India or near those reigons. They made lots of cast bronze/brass items there for export

 

[Lost&Found]

Are the pins in the hinges magnetic? Or are they the same metal? It could help in determining its age.

 

[gino22]

Just looking at it I would assume it's an older tourist item, India-made, less than 100 years old. Kind of a wild guess. Solid and nice looking, but I don't think it's a proper antique.

I think the term for these is "jewelry casket" and they do look nice and sell well. Does it look like it had some kind of lining inside?

 

[Beachkid23]

By looking at it the hinges look the same however it's not at my house it's at one else's house so I would have to call her and ask.

 

[diggummup]

Cast bronze box missing the handle. Here- Cast Bronze Box - Inessa Stewart's Antiques

By the way, this is all it took to find it- https://www.google.com/search?q=cas...d=0CEoQyjc&ei=NjclVJWMMOPk8gH90IHICw#imgdii=_

Less time than your post took to type out that's for sure.

 

[tamrock]

Good ID Diggs, I was thinking the piece shows a bit more craftsmanship, detail and heavy construction over most the India brass items found. That right looking patina inside and outside could be a good sign of true age. I have seen cast boxes like it with greenish patina on the outside, but none on the inside. Go figure that one? I think it's a winning score.

 

[BC1969]

well if it hits the bay lemme know, I like it and would buy it. old/new matters not to me!

Mike