Anglo-Indian Colonial Carved Wood Letter or Book Holder

Indian Subcontinent: Kashmir: Handicrafts Pre 1900: item #1126301

Very finely and richly carved wood letter or book holder. If used with books they must be small ones - practically pocket sized books. The hinged ends fold in flat to the rack's or shelf's surface. The rack (or shelf) expandable by fitted slide - the center portion, fixed to one end, slotted into side portions fixed to the other end. Surfaces of both the rack (or shelf) and its ends richly and finely carved with rabbits, deer, peafowl and butterflies among a lush ground of flowering peonies. Aca... Click for details

A Cast Bronze Vase, Kashmir perhaps, 19thC or Earlier.

Indian Subcontinent: Kashmir: Handicrafts Pre 1900: item #1070595
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A GOOD ISLAMIC BRONZE VASE, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER.

An elegant cast bronze vase sparingly engraved with scrolls and flowers. It looks as if the deeper engraving has been filled with black lacquer so perhaps this vase is from Kashmir. The vase is substantially cast and finished on a lathe before engraving.

Approximately 24.7cm hig... Click for details