Rosewood Coffee Table - Chest With Drawers - Late 19thC Scarves including surface patina

including surface patina

Note this urli has an old dent (see photos) on one side which is reflected in the price

reminiscent of mihrab niches found in Islamic architecture

115 x 45 x 88 cms

Rosewood Coffee Table - Chest With Drawers - Late 19thC Scarves including surface patinaWe have never seen a chest like this before! It is made from Rosewood with very nice quality inset brass military handles. Drawer opening below top opening lid. This would make a fabulous coffee table. There is a brass nameplate on the top with an engraved name probably a Portuguese priest who commissioned the chest. Chests and boxes from India are found in an extraordinary variety of styles reflecting the many cultures that influenced India. They