Painted Grain Measure Planter - Fish Size:Small- 18cm particularly suited to a hallway

particularly suited to a hallway

This old red painted Chinese trunk is from Shanxi Province in Northern China and dates from circa 1900

This antique Chinese side table is made from red elm (jumu) and would have been used as stools or side table

Objects such as this were treasured family possessions

Open & Close Type - Patent No 75086

Painted Grain Measure Planter - Fish Size:Small- 18cm particularly suited to a hallwayThese distinctive hand painted wooden bins are styled on traditional Indian grain measures (paila), once used to scoop and store grain in rural markets. Hand carved from solid wood and bound with iron, each piece is adorned with flowing jali style wave patterns and a stylised gold painted fish a symbol of abundance and luck in Indian folklore. Blending rustic craft with decorative finesse, they are both sculptural and practicalperfect as an indoor