Brass Bound Teak Chest From South India - 19th Century gifts it incorporates beautifully aged timber

it incorporates beautifully aged timber and hand-carved panels

Featuring a subtle ombré effect that graduates from a gentle sage green to a deeper olive tone

spices and silks

Features: Traditional Chinese spring bench

The scalloped lid is likely influenced by leather boxes dating from the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)

Brass Bound Teak Chest From South India - 19th Century gifts it incorporates beautifully aged timberA very decorative golden Teak chest with ornate original brass corners and a large showy brass hasp from South India. It dates to the 19th Century. Chests & furniture were made to order, so they can be an extraordinary variety of styles reflecting the many cultures that influenced India. Chests and boxes from India are found in an extraordinary variety of styles reflecting the many cultures that influenced India. They were usually made from Teak,