Takhat Table With Lacquer Legs Screens This style of Indian chest

This style of Indian chest is from Gujarat in Northern India and would have been used for storing valuables such as textiles

Features: Classic meiping (plum vase) form

revealing layers of colour and natural wear that give it tremendous character

but is much less common

Takhat Table With Lacquer Legs Screens This style of Indian chestThis fabulous coffee table is a takhat table, an Indian daybed. Takhats were originally used as daybeds by the wealthy merchant classes in Rajasthan, particularly in the Shekhawati area. This takhat was probably from Hyderabad and has lacquer legs from Rajasthan. Its beautifully turned and lacquered legs support a beautifully patinaed tabletop with carvings around each side. It would make an impressive centerpiece for a living room, conservatory, or