Tobacco & Opium Container From Rajasthan - 18th Century Planters & Wastepaper Bins 80 x 45 x 90

80 x 45 x 90 (WxDxH cms)

Originally this would have been the window to an alcove or shrine in a haveli or palace

It is intricately carved with a double mihrab arch in the classic Mughal style with fluted pillars and stylized parrot detailing

A similar example can be found on page 201 of "Chinese Furniture: A Guide to collecting antiques" by Mazurkewich (Fig

19th century from Rajasthan

Tobacco & Opium Container From Rajasthan - 18th Century Planters & Wastepaper Bins 80 x 45 x 90This is an excellent example of a Northern Indian tobacco box dating to the 18th century. These boxes are also called opium boxes. This particular box comes complete with its original iron scraper for accessing the dregs. Opium boxes were owned by wealthy Marwari merchants and caravan traders across Rajasthan. Opium consumption in Rajasthan would have been commonplace amongst wealthier Rajasthanis and these pots would have been used in conjunction