Chinese Red Elm Side Table From Jiangsu Province - 19thC Period - 17th Century This mirror is made from

This mirror is made from an Original Teak Window Fame From Madhya Pradesh - 19thC

The central stand is called a stambha and is decorated with both an elephant and a peacock

Original Framed Watercolour of a Maharajah

This darker cobalt shade of blue is often called Hongwu blue with originals made during Emperor Hongwu's reign (1368-1398)

this box is decorated with Nandi bulls

Chinese Red Elm Side Table From Jiangsu Province - 19thC Period - 17th Century This mirror is made fromThis antique Chinese side table is made from red elm (jumu) and would have been used as stools or side table. The style is classic of Jiangsu province, an area that uses predominantly red elm. Red elm (also known as 'zelkova' or 'southern elm') is considered a superior wood to yumu, its northern cousin. Originally these pieces would have been coated with a burgundy lacquer which has worn away from years of use. They have been sympathetically restored