Indian Painted Furniture

This Rajasthani Indian box is made up of bits and pieces of reclaimed wood from condemned Indian homes. The families of these homes took some of their most meaningful and beautiful pieces of their furniture and home fixtures and re-purposed them as decoration on these culturally reflective boxes. A true treasure. Especially perfect for containing Patrick Swayze...

An Indian antique brass water jug from the 19th century, with calligraphy. Created in India during the 19th century, this brass water jug features...

Indian folk art painted cupboard This is an unusual piece, the cupboard stands on a small plinth, it is painted in the detailed Indian Folk Art Style ...

A special unique piece! Hand-painted, probably from France, late 19th century. Beautiful floral patterns in colorful and golden paint.

Rajasthani Mughal Decorative Copper Lidded Betel Spice Pandan Caddy Box. Handcrafted decorative North India round metal Asian copper Mughal Raj, Indian lidded , spice, pandan betel box with latch and a top handle. Of dome form with lotus-shaped finial, with spiralling bosse designs, Delicately and intricately hand-chased and hammered with geometric Anglo-Indian designs. Consuming betel leaves with several ingredients such as wet lime paste, katechu, areca nut, cloves and even tobacco leaves has been popular in India from the fourth century AD. The box was probably used to store the betel leaf used in the preparation of paan. Lime paste is mixed with grated areca nut and flavourings and the resulting mixture is rolled in the betel leaf to form a small parcel which can then be chewed. As well as being an integral part of Indian hospitality paan is believed to possess medicinal properties and was also taken as an aphrodisiac. The present box, which was elaborately designed for this purpose, would have been taken out ceremoniously on special occasions. Exquisite conversation museum quality piece with a very nice antique patina. Fine intricate artwork with conical form lid with Moorish pierced designs. Islamic Mughal Indo Persian...

Late 19th century antique wood serving tray hand-painted with flowers on red background. Worn paint and great patina with floral painted des...

Folk art decorative box with eagle motif in attractive red paint (ca. 1910-1920, USA). The hinged top opens to reveal a divided storage compartment, per...

A beautiful rich brown burl wood round box with circular detail in the Minimalist style, circa late-20th century. A great box for any vanity or desk area for...

Large Teak Jewelry Dowry Box with Brass, Late 19th Century, India. Indian Dowry Box in Lacquered Teak with Decorative Brass. This large Ethnic Indian ...

This very high quality piece of impressive Raj period Indian silver is superbly decorated with three dimensional deep relief repousse work in the form of traditional male and female...

Early 19th century painted child's windsor chair in good condition. The chair has a second generation painted surface.

A small round burl wood trinket or jewelry box with pyramid-like top. Perfect for any desk or vanity area to hold small items. Shown with cocktail ring (available separately.) Dimens...