South Asian Wardrobes and Armoires

An Indian painted teak "Almirah" or armoire with carved panels, shaped cornice and worn/distressed paint. Gujarat, India. Early 20th century.

A sweet antique (late 1800s or early 1900s) Anglo-Indian teak petite armoire cupboard with mirror. A hand carved curvilinear crown, oversized paw feet, and overall small scale give t...

Small support furniture, from the 19th century. Made in Goa, in exotic patinated wood, with two doors. Topped by a cut and pierced table, profusely decorated with floral scrolls, fru...

A large and most impressive Indian armoire / cupboard with dark heavily distressed patina. Born in India in the early 20th century, featuring rustic handmade craftsmanship, solid wood construction, with older reclaimed antique ironwork...

Inspired by the floral motifs used in the paintings of palaces of Rajasthan. One of the bestselling pieces of Stephanie Odegard collection. This elegant piece is handmade from MDF which is joined to form the clean and elegant outline. Our master craftsmen carve the floral forms which is meticulously encased in a tight-fitting metal skin. The available options for metal cladding are brass, white bronze, antiqued bronze, silver and copper. Both silver and copper will tarnish over time. Regular non-abrasive household metal polishes can be used to restore the original finish. Floral Armoire...

An Anglo Indian camphor wood step form compactum from the Art Deco period. Circa 1930. A very well made compactum, showing superb colour and fi...

A tall British Colonial carved-teak wood cabinet from the 19th century. This pair of antique Anglo-Indian cabinets each feature a nicely molded cornice atop two stacked-pair of beaut...

The highly important and unique ebony and pen-engraved bone inlaid marriage cabinet of governor-general Diederik Durven (1676-1740) of the former Dutc...

Amazing and very beautiful Indian wardrobe in mother of pearl inlaid wooden, with mandalas motifs. It was purchased in a private Arabic collection on ...

A vintage Anglo-Indian inlaid wooden wardrobe cabinet from the mid-20th century, with ebonized accents, bone and horn inlay. Capturing our attention with its intricate decor, his tall cabinet is adorned with an abundant décor of foliage and scrollworks, made of delicate bone and horn inlay standing out beautifully on the warm hue of the wooden structure. Leaving no space empty if it weren't for the back, the cabinet is accented with petite ebonized motifs that give additional life and depth to the ensemble. A molded cornice overhangs the two doors that open to reveal four inner shelves offering convenient storage opportunities while the ensemble is raised on a scrolling plinth. With its great proportions and exquisite inlaid décor, this Anglo-Indian wardrobe...

A fabulous exhibition quality 19th century Ceylonese Indo-Dutch solid satinwood and ebony cabinet. Ceylon (Sri Lanka), circa 1830. A stunning and rare Dutch Colonial satinwood cabinet / armoire with ebony carved detail. The solid ebony shaped cornice over carved frieze above two solid finely figured satinwood gadrooned panelled doors flanked by twisted columns terminating on carved hands, centred by a carved fretted ebony relief. The lower section having a scalloped ebony waist with moulded edge over three solid ebony frieze drawers with decorative and detailed carved fronts each having a central brass lock. The conforming base with twin doors having a central lock to the right hand door and ebonised turned handles. Both sets of doors open to reveal a fitted shelved interior with the whole being raised on a shaped apron and turned ebonised feet. In excellent condition with an amazing natural colour and patina having been wax polished. Supplied with working keys for the doors and keys for the drawers. The Mughals popularised furniture in India but the concept of conventional furniture was promoted through the influence of the Portuguese and the English East India Company after they entered our shores from 16th century onwards. The Dutch & French were also influential in bringing about a revolution in cabinet making in the years to follow. As a result, a number of European styles combined with Indian motifs & designs came into being leading to the birth of fusion styles such as Anglo-Indian, Indo Portuguese, Indo-Dutch and so on. Initially, the colonial masters made furniture by commissioning Indian carpenters under the supervision of their own expert cabinet-makers to make replicas of pieces that were used in their home countries. The carpenters were allowed a slight bit of creative freedom to add Indian motifs to make the pieces look more ornamented. As you can see this cabinet is of Dutch influence with the Indian cabinet-maker adding his own motifs, the carved hands to the top and bottom of the columns being very much an Indian style along with the style of carving to the fronts of the drawers. Satinwood and ebony being a local timber, the Ceylonese cabinet...

Beautiful imposing hardwood wardrobe circa 1950. With doors dating from the early 19th century this creates this feature piece. Heavy panelled doors with metal stud work and ha...