Korean Ton Kwe Coin Chest (With Later Stand) - Ca 1920 Decorative Stone while also making the stool

while also making the stool easy to move around the home or garden

It is very difficult to find quality pieces such as this now as the majority of pieces are made for the tourist market where quality as become less of a priority

family jewellery and yak butter used in lamps

these vibrant textile boxes are crafted from vintage Rajasthani saris

textiles or valuables within a shop setting

Korean Ton Kwe Coin Chest (With Later Stand) - Ca 1920 Decorative Stone while also making the stoolThis old Korean coin chest on stand is known locally as a Ton Kwe . It's immediately identifiable from its pine wood frame and iconic iron hardware. Traditional coin chests were around 1 1. 2 meters in length and were made from red elm, from the 20th century, the majority of ton kwe were constructed from pine, reinforced with iron. The Korean ton kwe coin chest began life as storage for the 'Mun', the main currency of Korea from 1633 onwards. As mun