Name: Vintage Painted Pithara Console Chest
Brand: Indigo Antiques
SKU: A02580
Price: 895.0 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

Vintage Indian Painted Pithara Console Chest | Indigo Antiques

Corner Detail From Vintage Painted Pithara Console Chest - With Later Painting | Indigo Antiques

Angled View Of Vintage Painted Pithara Console Chest - With Later Painting | Indigo Antiques

Top Down View Of Vintage Painted Pithara Console Chest - With Later Painting | Indigo Antiques

Interior Of Vintage Painted Pithara Console Chest - With Later Painting | Indigo Antiques

Handle Detail From Vintage Painted Pithara Console Chest - With Later Painting | Indigo Antiques

Painting Detail From Vintage Painted Pithara Console Chest - With Later Painting | Indigo Antiques

Latch Detail From Vintage Painted Pithara Console Chest - With Later Painting | Indigo Antiques

SKU: A02580 Vintage, from North India

Dimensions:: W132 x D42 x H92 cm
Quality:: Every piece restored & checked in UK

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This 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 Saurashtra and these chests would have contained a grand dowry. It is perfect for the storage of bedding for occasional guests.

Chests and boxes from India are found in an extraordinary variety of styles reflecting the many cultures that influenced India. They were used for storing valuables such as textiles, jewelry, and cash.

Dimensions:

134 x 42 x 92 (wxdxh cms)

From India

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