Tree Of Life Painted Window Shutter From Bikaner - 18th Century Material - Glass It dates from the mid

It dates from the mid 19thC & is made from Teak wood

and are over 100 years old

one made for the husband and other other for the wife

Constructed from wood and finished in beautifully weathered green paint

Paan combines a paste of spices in a betel leaf

Tree Of Life Painted Window Shutter From Bikaner - 18th Century Material - Glass It dates from the midThis pretty shutter is from Bikaner in Rajasthan. Dating from the 18th century is painted in the Jangali Sunthari style. The main motif is a stylised tree of life with acanthus leaves that is European in style. Painted in traditional earth pigments of red and ambers on a dark green field.. Bikaner is a city famous for its fine painting of boxes and building interiors. It would have been plastered into the wall as a built in cupboard for storage of