Chip Carved Indian Merchants Box From Rajasthan - 19thC Ganesh foliage and the rhythmic carving

foliage and the rhythmic carving found on Gujarati Malabar chests linked to Indian Ocean dhow trade

66 dia x 77 cms

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spacious cupboard with twin doors

Chip Carved Indian Merchants Box From Rajasthan - 19thC Ganesh foliage and the rhythmic carvingAn exceptionally well carved merchants cash box. This one is beautifully patinated with chip carved roundels on all four sides and carving on the top. It has the original iron fittings and has been sympathetically restored in our Indigo restoration workshop 19thC From Rajasthan Used in the old days by Indian merchants and traders in the bazars for storing their cash and ledgers. These boxes make fantastic gifts, so useful to keep everything from T. V