Indian Chakki Coffee Table From Rajasthan - 19th Century Material - Kiri Wood 52 x 44 x 48

52 x 44 x 48 (wxdxh cms)

circa 1920's

This style of horse is from the Rann of Kutch and would have been carved by a skilled craftsman

one of Hinduism’s principal deities

The doors at the rear open outwards

Indian Chakki Coffee Table From Rajasthan - 19th Century Material - Kiri Wood 52 x 44 x 48The iconic Indian grinder table is known colloquially as a chakki. These tables have been used in The West as round coffee tables, dog beds & seats. This chakki table is 19th century and beautifully chip carved around the edge. Beware of numerous inferior quality mango wood reproductions flooding the market. Chakki tables are repurposed teak rice grinding mills from villages in Rajasthan or Gujarat. Originally used with quern stones for grinding wheat