Painted Window Shutter From Bikaner - 19th Century Chest minor losses and a well-developed

minor losses and a well-developed patina consistent with age and use

We've given this table a bleached finish to bring it together

The arches are framed with carved blossoming lotus flowers with a double parrot head in the central arch

they were made for the European market which enjoyed a fascination with all things Chinese and Chinoiserie from the Georgian period onwards

42 x 2 x 56

Painted Window Shutter From Bikaner - 19th Century Chest minor losses and a well-developedThese beautifully patinaed 19th century Indian window shutters hail from the town of Bikaner in Northern Rajasthan, India. These shutters are solid rosewood, suggesting they would have come from a very wealthy haveli. Painted using natural mineral colours these window shutters would have been used internally in a majestic Indian haveli (merchants house). Much of the paintwork has faded leaving only patches and a beautiful dark rosewood grain beneath