Brass Studded Zanzibar Chest From Surat - Early 19th Century Screen Tibetan Choksar with Original painting

Tibetan Choksar with Original painting Circa - Early 18thC

now known as Nanking City

linen cupboard or statement storage piece

Carved from a single piece of timber with space for storage of weighing scale & weights

an avatar of Vishnu

Brass Studded Zanzibar Chest From Surat - Early 19th Century Screen Tibetan Choksar with Original paintingThis beautiful Indian 'Zanzibar' chest dates to the 19th century and is an excellent example of a Surat style 'Zanzibar chest'. Made from solid teak wood and clad in brass. These chests were made in Surat in Gujarat by Parsees and used as dhow trade chests on ships for transporting spices like pepper and cloves, Indian cottons, gemstones. The main trade hubs were Diu, Surat, Basra, Zanzibar & Bombay hence these chests being found across much of the