Painted Tibetan Torgam Offering Cabinet - 19thC Chests These colourful framed hand-painted Indian

These colourful framed hand-painted Indian horoscope paintings originate from Rajasthan and date to the early 20th century

Also known as Apothecary cabinets they come with many small individual compartments

timeworn patina

this cast iron and wooden bench is an Early 20th century Indian copy of an English style bench from the 19th Century

Painted Tibetan Torgam Offering Cabinet - 19thC Chests These colourful framed hand-painted IndianThis antique Tibetan torgam cabinet is from the Kham region in Eastern Tibet. Original polychrome painted Tibetan torgam cabinets are very unusual to find with most being either reproduction or repainted. Smaller torgam were found in private homes but larger pieces like this would have likely been used in monasteries. They were used to house torma, offering sculptures made from butter and barley flour. Torma offerings were most commonly made during