Painted Regency Style Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - 19thC Origin - England This chair unusually has metal

This chair unusually has metal lizards inset into it and is carved from a single piece of wood with a beautiful patina

A rare glass handi lamp - mid 19thC with 3 way light fitting

Seen in Northern India carved on the beams over doorways and windows

lending the piece a sculptural

198 x 0 x 133 (wxdxh cms)

Painted Regency Style Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - 19thC Origin - England This chair unusually has metalThese pretty lacquer pots from Rajasthan are over 100 years old and are beautifully decorative. Used for storing bindi (the red powder that Indian ladies apply to the forehead signifying the third eye). Lacquering is done by the craftsman on a hand powered lathe. The wooden pot is spun and a lac stick. pressed against the pot. As the pot spins friction softens the lac which coats the surface of the wood. Quite intricate designs can be created by the