Black Painted Mongolian Sideboard - 19th Century Origin - Laos Bikaner is a city famous

Bikaner is a city famous for its fine painting of boxes and building interiors

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This sewing box has been checked over in our workshop and small restorations made to stop the aging process

Usually they'd depict plum blossoms

Black Painted Mongolian Sideboard - 19th Century Origin - Laos Bikaner is a city famousThis excellent example of a Mongolian black lacquer sideboard features beautiful paintings of vases and flowers on the doors, these are enclosed in a repeating geometric design. This design is often referred to as the 'scholarly objects' design. The body of the cabinet is constructed from cedar wood. This style of painting can be found in the areas of Qinghai and Inner Mongolia. The lacquer and painting are original dating from the 19th century It