Blue Painted Horse Head Corbels On Stand - 19th Century Brass Bound Cabinets This Chinese flower stand dates

This Chinese flower stand dates from the 19th century

Clear Western influences can be found

Dyed by hand using natural dyes

A nearly identical cabinet likely made by the same workshop in Canton can be found in Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich

They were used in conjunction with opium retorts and kharals and integral to the hukka smoking culture of urban

Blue Painted Horse Head Corbels On Stand - 19th Century Brass Bound Cabinets This Chinese flower stand datesThese carved teak horse heads have been turned into decorative ornaments. Originally, a pair of corbels, they would have adorned the sides of a large door in a grand Indian home in Andhra Pradesh. They have been mounted on iron stands in our Wiltshire workshop. Sold separately