Painted Votive Panel From Andhra Pradesh - 19th Century Sideboard Often these chests were used

Often these chests were used in temples or as family altars for storing religious scrolls

5 x 0 x 19

The table's sculptural apron and cabriole legs are carved in dynamic scrollwork

combining practicality with elegant design

Painted Votive Panel From Andhra Pradesh - 19th Century Sideboard Often these chests were usedThis evocative 19th century painted teak votive panel from Andhra Pradesh has the direct, sculptural presence of true folk devotional carving, likely once hung within a tribal village home as a quiet symbol of protection and personal faith. Hand carved in thick, stepped relief, it is centred with a pointed arched niche that reads as a domestic shrine form rather than an architectural quotation, framed by deeply receding borders and softened foliate