Red Leather Trunk From Shanghai - 19th Century Material - Paulownia Wood and is a wonderfully characterful

and is a wonderfully characterful example of practical colonial furniture

Gujarat and Sindh to store jewellery

52 x 33 x 77 (wxdxh cms)

it is a fine example of the longevity of traditional crafts

These sculptures are the finest wooden sculptures found in Tamil Nadu and the chariots were enormous requiring them to be drawn through the streets towed by hundreds of devotees

Red Leather Trunk From Shanghai - 19th Century Material - Paulownia Wood and is a wonderfully characterfulLeather Trunks have been used for many hundreds of years in China with the classic style changing very little. Made for travelling and storage of clothing they are robust and work well in a contemporary western space as a coffee table, or for storage. Chinese leather trunks come in 4 colours; black, red, cream & aubergine. This particular piece dates to the 19th century and has a beautifully engraved locking plate and early brass handles. The interior