Indian Chakki Coffee Table From Rajasthan - 19th Century Lamp Niches 100 x 54 x 64

100 x 54 x 64 cm

The surface retains layers of original painted decoration

The lower section with two long drawers

Occasionally lassi is laced with bhang (hashish) - especially at the Spring Holi festival time

paan leaves and the various ingredients required for paan preparation

Indian Chakki Coffee Table From Rajasthan - 19th Century Lamp Niches 100 x 54 x 64The iconic Indian grinder table is known colloquially as a chakki. These tables have been used in The West as round coffee tables, dog beds & seats. This chakki table is 19th century and beautifully chip carved around the edge. Beware of numerous inferior quality mango wood reproductions flooding the market. Chakki tables are repurposed teak rice grinding mills from villages in Rajasthan or Gujarat. Originally used with quern stones for grinding wheat