Vintage Brass Chevrolet Car Paan Box - Ca 1940 Style - Meiping Vase Supplied in its original distressed

Supplied in its original distressed gilt frame

Bowls like this are found all over India

They were designed as freestanding units and were more often used in shops and brothels

173 x 63 x 155 (w x d x h cms)

It has a distressed paintwork finish which gives it a chic contemporary feel

Vintage Brass Chevrolet Car Paan Box - Ca 1940 Style - Meiping Vase Supplied in its original distressedAn Indian nickel plated brass paan box in the shape of a 1940's Chevrolet 'Chevy' car. The top opens to store paan, a preparation, which combines a paste of spices in a betel leaf. It is chewed for its stimulant and psychoactive effects. This particular design follows the design of the Chevrolet Special DeLuxe series Sedan model. Produced between 1941 1948. The boot is stamped 'Betel Motor Car, Open & Close Type Patent No 75086.' It appears this