Vintage Painted Pithara Console Chest Origin - Persia This would make a fabulous

This would make a fabulous coffee table

22 x 17 x 10 (wxdxh cms)

Double peacock carvings at the foot of the mirror symbolise good luck and the detailed carving signifies this Indian mirror as originating from Hyderabad in South India

5 x 173 (wxdxh cms)

A Japanese two-section iron bound travelling chest dating from the early 20th century

Vintage Painted Pithara Console Chest Origin - Persia This would make a fabulousThis fabulously decorative Indian chest is a copy of an old Gujarati pithara dowry chest. It is shallower than traditional pithara dowry chests making it practical as a console table or sideboard. Constructed from teak wood with hand forged iron banding, it has been painted with traditional Indian designs. This style of pithara is from a Kathi home in Saurashtra and was known in the local dialect as a pataro. The Kathi were a ruling caste in