Painted Indian Reclaimed Door From Patan - 19th Century Style - Meiping Vase This lovely antique Chinese gouache

This lovely antique Chinese gouache painting is of a Chinese flower boat from Canton

The surface bears traces of its original patina and timeworn texture

Whilst this piece is not an antique

or layered with everyday attire

Painted Indian Reclaimed Door From Patan - 19th Century Style - Meiping Vase This lovely antique Chinese gouacheThis lovely teak painted door has been salvaged from an old building in Gujarat. It has lots of the original paint and would look great in an old cottage or displayed in a modern house on a feature wall. These doors are saved from buildings in India which have fallen into a state of disrepair and are no longer in a repairable state. As with most Indian doors, they would have originally operated on a pin and post system and not on hinges. The frame has