Old Indian Carved Parath Bowl Material - Roheda Wood floral carving

floral carving

Painted Pichwai - Krishna & Gopis From Nathdwara - Rajasthan

As with all old glass

Painted Sideboard From Mongolia - this piece has the original painting depicting decorative objects and flowers - pieces of this quality are becoming increasingly hard to find

This is a Japanese choba dansu is unusual as it is rare to find red painted Japanese antique furniture

Old Indian Carved Parath Bowl Material - Roheda Wood floral carvingParaths were used in India as mixing bowls for making chapatti and paratha bread. Bowls like this are found all over India. The best wooden parath bowls like this one are carved from a single piece of timber. This bowl is made from teak wood and is from Rajasthan. It is over 100 years old and covered with a rich patina from years of use. Lovely quality bowls like this are now less and less commonly found as many are broken or stripped of their patina.