Pair of Antique Tibetan Painted Cabinets h150 flanks and head in verdigris

flanks and head in verdigris green

The body is raised and etched with six faces

Lattice panels like this were used in both interior and exterior windows or doors

with the upper space

the cabinet would most likely have been presented as part of the celebrations for a wedding

Pair of Antique Tibetan Painted Cabinets h150 flanks and head in verdigrisTibet, circa 1900 These stunning cabinets were produced in Tibet around the beginning of the twentieth century. Like most Tibetan furniture, they are made from pine, beautifully painted in a typical palette of greens, yellows, blues and oranges. The colours would once have been brighter, but have now mellowed to softer, autumnal hues. Cabinets like these were often produced in pairs, and would have been used to store ceremonial robes, important