Painted Glazed Teak Door From Shimla - 19th Century Origin - Sri Lanka or accompaniments during meals

or accompaniments during meals

This wonderfully decorated manuscript box on stand (sadaik in Burmese) is decorated with majestic gold paintwork and coloured glass

The doors feature opposing chilong dragons

Pear or Cypress wood - from China

5 x H47 cm

Painted Glazed Teak Door From Shimla - 19th Century Origin - Sri Lanka or accompaniments during mealsThis lovely Indian green blue door with glass panels has the original distressed paint and would be perfect for a room that benefits from lots of light. These doors can be built in as doors or used as room dividers. It has been salvaged from an old building in Shimla which is the capital of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, in the Himalayan foothills. It's crafted with sold cedar wood with a brass hasp. In the photos the doors are sealed