WOODEN CHEST

This beautiful and rare collectible is a wooden chest from Uttar Pradesh.The chest is made of hard dark wood and has a flat lid. The box is adorned with metal embellishments along the corners. The box has simple clean lines which gives it a very rustic appeal.

This particular chest seems like it was used by a merchant either as a storage box or as a cash box.Such chests were used for many purposes – as a jewellery box, a dowry box given as a part of the bride’s trousseau or as a merchant’s storage box.

These everyday objects of a bygone era can be great conversation pieces for your living room, hallway, study etc.