Painted Indian House Shrine From Gujarat - 19th Century Jali Panel on the top row

on the top row

The styles of 18th and 19th-century pieces were often based on Ming designs that have a beautiful simplicity

These pots are becoming increasingly hard to find

This beautiful red lacquer pot with a lid from Myanmar (Burma) is over 100 years old and painted with a gilt lion

this piece is from Saurashtra in Gujarat and dates to the 19th century

Painted Indian House Shrine From Gujarat - 19th Century Jali Panel on the top rowThis wonderfully carved antique Indian shrine is from Gujarat and would have been set into a wall and used to house the family's favourite deity in a Hindu or Jain household. Dating from the 19th century, the central doors can be opened or closed. The traditional Mughal mihrab arch is flanked by two pillars surmounted by parrots. This house temple still has many layers of its original and earlier paint. Today, these are often used as decorative