An elegant and beautiful stone inlay work Hand Crafted rectangle box with blue, red and green floral motifs adds just that lovely extra touch of class. This beautiful box is used as a jewellery box, gift giving purpose, sewing tool storage box and also used for decoration. Marble inlay craft is one of the oldest forms of craft. First a predefined pattern, like a floral or geometrical design is engraved on the stone slab. After this, small pieces of stone of different shades are cut delicately to precisely fit and are slipped into these grooves. Apart from marble, other stones are also used to adorn the marble inlay spaces. The origins of Inlay work can be traced back to Italy around the end of the 16th century. The craft known as “PIETRA DURA” translates to ‘hard’ (dura) and ‘stone’ (pietra). This beautiful craft found its way to the resplendent Mughal courts of the emperors in faraway India A very delicate and protected art work done by highly skilled craftsmen since the Mughal era, chiefly in Agra is called the Inlay Work. The very base to carry this master work is Marble. The surface is very precisely carved to engrave semi-precious stones like Lapis Lazuli, Cornelian, Malachite, Turquoise and many more. Artisans make various designs inspired by flowers, leaves and different geometrical schemes to enhance the look. Not only inlay work.