Framed Chromolithograph Cotton Bale Ad Label Of Shiva & Parvati - Ca 1920 Material - Red Elm This very decorative Green Dragon

This very decorative Green Dragon Chest is late 18thC - it has the Original Painting

The frame has floral themes and double happiness symbols

or bell metal using the lost wax process (cire perdue) and were made in Kerela

lotus flowers and scrolling cloud motifs

This vibrant 19th-century lacquer pot from Barmer

Framed Chromolithograph Cotton Bale Ad Label Of Shiva & Parvati - Ca 1920 Material - Red Elm This very decorative Green DragonThis gilt framed pictorial label printed on paper was used to seal bales of cloth destined for sale in India. Originally printed in Britain and shipped to India, these labels were advertisements made for the Indian taste. Dates to the early 20th century likely 1920's. This label depicts Shiva with Parvati and their two sons, Karttikeya on the left and Ganesh on the right. Below them are a Nandi bull and tiger, Shiva and Parvati's mounts. The bale