Anglo Indian Colonial Glazed Book Cabinet - 19th Century Period - Edo and individual artistry

and individual artistry

This chest of drawers doubles as a sideboard

It has a large internal storage space and a smaller compartment often called a candle box originally used to store candles

swivelling lid

Anglo Indian Colonial Glazed Book Cabinet - 19th Century Period - Edo and individual artistryThis colonial Indian book cabinet dates to the 19th century, the time of the British Raj. It likely is from Gujarat in North India and is constructed from teak wood. This is a fine example of the style with a glass fronting and carved frieze. Clear Western influences can be found, especially on the architrave. The cabinet has double doors opening to reveal five teak wood shelves. It has been sympathetically restored in our workshops and has retained