Brass Studded Rosewood Bombay Chest - 19th Century Material - Cypress Wood while the gentle wear

while the gentle wear

This Chinese porcelain temple jar is also known as a rice jar

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The simple yet sophisticated design would function as an excellent drinks cabinet or storage cabinet and act as a counterbalance in any contemporary home

Black or dark green leather trunks were considerably more common

Brass Studded Rosewood Bombay Chest - 19th Century Material - Cypress Wood while the gentle wearThis studded antique Indian chest is made from luscious rosewood. This style of Zanzibar chest is known as a Bombay chest, or a 'category 3 shisham chest' in S Unwin's seminal book. These chests were made South of Bombay. This one is larger than most chests of this style and has bum feet. You can see parallels with the Indo Portuguese and Portuguese Brazilian furniture of earlier periods. A clear influence in style from the British occupation in India