Indo-Portugese Chest From South India - 19th Century Material - Glass Traditionally regarded as a symbol

Traditionally regarded as a symbol of wisdom

Features: Large-scale storage vessel

5 x 3 x 134 (wxdxh cms)

49 x 6 x 139  (w x d x h cms)

This Chinese flower stand dates from the 19th century and is made from red elm (zelkova)

Indo-Portugese Chest From South India - 19th Century Material - Glass Traditionally regarded as a symbolThis is an unusual antique Indian chest, it's constructed from forest teak and is from South India. The iron hasps are shaped somewhere between an elephant & an upside down guitar. This shape of hasp is an Indian interpretation of the Portuguese designs. Trunks made from forest teak are usually quite early as many of the teak forests were replaced with teak plantations in the 19th century, leading to more practical straighter grained, more planky