Hut Stick Box From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Origin - China These antique iron back scratchers

These antique iron back scratchers have developed a wonderful patina over time

Now they are no longer needed for farming an iron candle spike has been added to make a perfect candle stand

This carved Indian Krishna panel is a lintel which would have been used above a doorway to a home

140 x 6 x 213 (wxdxh cms)

The scratchwork technique has been used to etch the design through an overlayer of black lacquer

Hut Stick Box From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Origin - China These antique iron back scratchersThis antique Indian dowry box is from the desert area of Jaisalmer in Western Rajasthan and has a hinged lid. This style is often referred to as a 'hut box', or jhopdi peti locally (hut box). Hut boxes are some of the rarer types of Indian box and this one is an excellent example of its style. The form of this box imitates the typical traditional huts and houses of the Thar desert. It dates to the early to mid 19th century and is constructed from