Vintage Painted Indian Teak Slatted Shelf - Ca 1940 Jewellery Boxes large internal compartment

large internal compartment

Good Quality Reproduction in a matt black wood frame with hangers on the back

Supplied with wall hangers on the reverse

The style of carving indicates it to be Gujarati in origin

The white stylised butterfly motif on his red sleeves is the emblem of Soga no Goro Tokimune

Vintage Painted Indian Teak Slatted Shelf - Ca 1940 Jewellery Boxes large internal compartmentThis Anglo Indian teak shelving unit dates to the late British Raj period, circa 1940s, and retains a wonderful sense of understated colonial character. Crafted from solid teak, it still shows generous traces of its original cream and pale blue paint, now beautifully timeworn and gently distressed through decades of use. The layered paint and natural wear have created a soft, chalky patina that gives the piece warmth, texture and authentic vintage