Carved Teak Opium Container From Rajasthan - Ca 1910 Material - Brass suitable as a coffee table

suitable as a coffee table

Hand Carved Marble Dish - Flower Design Hand Carved Marble Dish - Flower Design

These sideboards were usually made from locally sourced wood

is one who has followed the Eightfold Path and has achieved deliverance of this earthly existence

making it one of the most enduring decorative motifs in Chinese ceramics

Carved Teak Opium Container From Rajasthan - Ca 1910 Material - Brass suitable as a coffee tableThis style of pot was used for tobacco and opium. These pots were well cared for and in constant use. This piece dates to the early 20th century and has been beautifully constructed using brass and teakwood which has developed a great patina with age. The opening has been lined with brass and would have had a lid which has long since been lost. Similar examples can also be found in 'Arts & Crafts of Rajasthan' by A Nath & F Wacziarg, page 125.