Old Duck Shaped Brass Paan Box Period - 19th Century This console table is not

This console table is not an antique

The surface is richly decorated with incised geometric patterns

Dimensions: W112 x D8 x H12 cm

Dokra also spelt Dhokra Circa 100 yrs Old - is a brass or bronze casting made using the lost wax technique

54 x 54 x 55 (wxdxh cms)

Old Duck Shaped Brass Paan Box Period - 19th Century This console table is notA duck shaped Brass Paan Box. Paan is a preparation, which combines a paste of spices in a betel leaf, which is chewed for its stimulant and psychoactive effects. After chewing it is either spat out or swallowed. Paan has many variations. Slaked lime (chunnam) paste is commonly added to bind the leaves. The skilled paan maker is known as a paanwala in North India.