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Message:: [QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 1821734, member: 2844"]Benvenuto Massimiliano.I love this style. You identified it correctly, it was made by the Newar people, who live in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal.My guess is the first half of the 20th century.You say it is silver. On your photos it looks like brass, probably with traces of gilding. They made these in gilt brass and in silver. Some of the silver ones are gilded as well. Could we see the bottom and the inside please? The turquoises are real Tibetan (through trade, the box is definitely made in Nepal) and possibly some Persian. Turquoises on these Newari pieces are generally a mix of the two origins, the bright turquoise blue ones are often Persian. As far as I can see, the coral pieces look like real coral. There could be some glass too, sometimes both coral and glass are used side by side.The central figure is Vishnu resting on a Deva type figure (can't remember the name), both are inlaid with glass. We don't generally do values here, but we can usually point you in the right direction. Newari pieces of this age are not traded that often, you mostly see later work with glass paste inlay.Recently more higher end pieces are made, in the old style, with ruby and tourmaline inlay.[/QUOTE]