Roheda Dowry Chest From Rajasthan - 19th Century Origin - Czechoslovakia this sideboard has been sensitively

this sideboard has been sensitively adapted by converting the front panels into doors

including stylised bats - a symbol of good luck in China

environmentally friendly and the perfect piece for an eccentric elephant lover

Materials: Softwood with original hand-painted decoration

Roheda Dowry Chest From Rajasthan - 19th Century Origin - Czechoslovakia this sideboard has been sensitivelyThis roheda wood dowry chest is from Rajasthan and dates to the 19th century. It has lovely turned lacquer detailing on the legs and iron bound hardware. Traditionally the brides family had to offer gifts known as dowry to the bridegrooms family if they were to find a good husband for their daughter. Dowry was normally gold jewellery and Silk saris but sometimes brass cooking pots and other family treasures were exchanged. Roheda (Tecomella undulata)