Painted Window Shutter From Bikaner - 19th Century Origin - Indonesia 12 x 12 x 16

12 x 12 x 16 (wxdxh cms)

Dimensions: W74 x D36 x H52 cm

The body is constructed from a nickel alloy

Two pieces are available and they were made as a pair

There is a date of 1710 inside one of the drawers

Painted Window Shutter From Bikaner - 19th Century Origin - Indonesia 12 x 12 x 16These beautifully patinaed 19th century Indian window shutters hail from the town of Bikaner in Northern Rajasthan, India. These shutters are solid rosewood, suggesting they would have come from a very wealthy haveli. Painted using natural mineral colours these window shutters would have been used internally in a majestic Indian haveli (merchants house). Much of the paintwork has faded leaving only patches and a beautiful dark rosewood grain beneath