Brass Studded Rosewood Bombay Chest - 19th Century Material - Zelkova Wood wear and small dents from

wear and small dents from original use

23 x 23 x 29 (wxdxh cms)

These beautifully carved doors would have originally been used as the front door of a merchant's home

Below the main compartment are three drawers

Brass Studded Rosewood Bombay Chest - 19th Century Material - Zelkova Wood wear and small dents fromThis studded antique Indian chest is made from luscious rosewood. This style of Zanzibar chest is known as a Bombay chest, or a 'category 3 shisham chest' in S Unwin's seminal book. These chests were made South of Bombay. This one is larger than most chests of this style and has bum feet. You can see parallels with the Indo Portuguese and Portuguese Brazilian furniture of earlier periods. A clear influence in style from the British occupation in India