Brass Bound Teak Chest From South India - 19th Century gifts The scalloped lid is likely

The scalloped lid is likely influenced by leather boxes dating from the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)

Luxuriously soft and effortlessly elegant

Features: Traditional Chinese spring bench

Origin: Orissa / Chhattisgarh

Brass Bound Teak Chest From South India - 19th Century gifts The scalloped lid is likelyA very decorative golden Teak chest with ornate original brass corners and a large showy brass hasp from South India. It dates to the 19th Century. Chests & furniture were made to order, so they can be an extraordinary variety of styles reflecting the many cultures that influenced India. Chests and boxes from India are found in an extraordinary variety of styles reflecting the many cultures that influenced India. They were usually made from Teak,