Tibetan "Torgam" Prayer Cabinet - Late 18thC Garden The lamp is raised on

The lamp is raised on a finely cast stambha pedestal hand carved with geometric concentric bands

Made from reclaimed teak panels with a distressed sandy yellow paint finish

Paan boxes are found across Asia and due to the wide variety of styles and designs

Painted Pen Box With Painting Inside - Reproduction

Tibetan "Torgam" Prayer Cabinet - Late 18thC Garden The lamp is raised onTorgams or Torkhams were normally set into the wall of a house or monastery hence the stepped construction. These cabinets are constructed from cedar or pine and decorated in the traditional Tibetan colours. Often used as family altars or to store religious scrolls, silk ceremonial clothes, family jewellery and the yak butter used in votive lamps. Original antique Tibetan cabinets are now very rare and there are many reproduction pieces made in China