Carved Lacquered Teak Dowry Chest - Majus From Kutch Opera Chests providing discreet storage while maintaining

providing discreet storage while maintaining the table’s clean

A Lost Wax Brass Money Box - Circa 100yrs old - from Orissa

This reproduction Chinese vase is made in the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) style

It also features a drip tray around the edge which is a challenging feat of carpentry

This beautiful mirror is made from an original Indian fanlight window frame - from Gujarat - 19thC

Carved Lacquered Teak Dowry Chest - Majus From Kutch Opera Chests providing discreet storage while maintainingCarved Teak Dowry Chest Majus From Kutch, Gujarat. The front is chip carved in the traditional style with lacquered paneling. Traditionally the brides family had to offer gifts known as Dowry to the bridegrooms family if they were to find a good husband for their daughter. Dowry was normally Gold jewellery and Silk saris but sometimes brass cooking pots and other family treasures were exchanged. In modern times dowry is supposed to have been made an