Aubergine Leather Trunk from Shanghai - Circa 1920 Material - Pine Each is in excellent condition

Each is in excellent condition considering they're over 150 years old

It's from the border areas of Southern Rajasthan and Northern Gujarat

versatile and wonderfully tactile

This Buddha is black lacquered bronze with some remnants of original guilding and red lacquer on the base

Aubergine Leather Trunk from Shanghai - Circa 1920 Material - Pine Each is in excellent conditionLeather Trunks have been used for many hundreds of years in China with the classic style changing very little. Made for travelling and storage of clothing they are robust and work well in a contemporary western space as a coffee table, or for storage. Chinese leather trunks come in 4 colours; black, red, cream & aubergine. This particular piece has all its original brass fittings and a blue interior. The rich aubergine of the trunk itself is achieved