Indian 'Damchiya' Dowry Chest From Kutch - Ca 1920 Door Coffee Tables This exceptional Mongolian Sideboard -

This exceptional Mongolian Sideboard - is extremely long and would make a spectacular feature piece in any room - it has the original painting

Dimensions: W38 x D35 x H46 cm

Ancestor figures were cherished and honoured daily with an offering of incense

this antique Tianjin sideboard works equally well as a dining room sideboard

Indian 'Damchiya' Dowry Chest From Kutch - Ca 1920 Door Coffee Tables This exceptional Mongolian Sideboard -This dramatic teak dowry chest Damchiya is in its original unpolished condition. Chip carved and embellished with small mirrors, this style is typical of this area of Kutch. More unusually this piece features a reverse glass painted panel decorated with green parakeets Traditionally the brides family had to offer gifts known as Dowry to the bridegrooms family if they were to find a good husband for their daughter. Dowry was normally Gold jewellery and