Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - Early 19th Century Material - Glass Originally used by farm workers

Originally used by farm workers

and develop a rich warm patina

The interior with five long drawers with pull handles

This beautifully patinated brass Temple Horse on Wheels is from Jhansi in Central India- C 100Yrs Old

It is beautifully constructed from jackfruit wood with ebony trim and beading

Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - Early 19th Century Material - Glass Originally used by farm workersThis antique Tibetan altar cabinet is an excellent example of a chagam, dating to the early 19th century (perhaps 18th century). The painting design is incredibly unsusual and features a form of kati rimo (silk brocade) design. This design came is a geometric design originally taken from textiles and rugs. The geometric textile design is almost exclusively reserved for early chests and trunks from the 16th and 17 centuries and rarely found in altar