Painted Tibetan Torgam Offering Cabinet - 19thC Chests Silver & various precious stone

Silver & various precious stone earrings handmade by Rajasthani jewellers from India

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

An excellent example of an antique folding Tibetan painted choksar dating from the 19th century

The skilled Paan maker is known as a paanwala in North India

Painted Tibetan Torgam Offering Cabinet - 19thC Chests Silver & various precious stoneThis 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