Old Brass Paan Box - Ca 1920 Style - Tea Caddy Woods used are elm

Woods used are elm

Known as a 'Tabako-bon' this tobacco stand with a miniature brazier 'hi-ire' atop dates from the Edo period (1603 - 1867)

This textile box is a one-off piece

Molten brass or bronze is then poured into the mould

These were often used as family altars or to store religious scrolls

Old Brass Paan Box - Ca 1920 Style - Tea Caddy Woods used are elmThis antique brass paan box (sold seperately) dates to around 1920 and reflects an important tradition in Indian social and domestic life. Paan is a preparation of betel leaf filled with spices, lime paste (chunam), and sometimes areca nut or tobacco, chewed for its stimulant and mildly psychoactive effects. Consumed across much of India, paan has long been associated with hospitality, ritual, and daily habit, with the skilled maker known as a