Painted Indian Window Shutter From Bikaner - 19thC Religious Item and develop a rich warm

and develop a rich warm patina

It comes from Shanxi Province & was originally a kang table - used beside a bed

20 x 20 x 34 (w x d x h cms)

Elm Sideboard from Mongolia with Original Painting 19thCAs with most of the sideboards from Mongolia - this piece has had the doors modified

Ideal for use in a hallway where it can be frequently admired

Painted Indian Window Shutter From Bikaner - 19thC Religious Item and develop a rich warmThis pretty shutter is from Bikaner in Rajasthan, a city that is famous for its fine painting of boxes and the interiors of buildings. It would have been plastered into the wall. These are sometimes used as a built in cupboard for storage. The painted scene depicts the baby Krishna suckling at the breast of his mother Yashoda, whilst the other gopis look on. It dates to the 19th century. Architecture from India is found in an extraordinary variety of