Old 1920's Kadai - Indian Fire Bowl On Stand From Rajasthan - 82cm Orange & White Porcelain or simply as a decorative

or simply as a decorative reminder of India's culinary heritage

while the opposite face still bears traces of its original dark lacquer

four panels depict taste (various fruit including a myrobalan)

chewed for its stimulant and mildly psychoactive effects

these were popular with the wealthy class of society during Georgian period in England

Old 1920's Kadai - Indian Fire Bowl On Stand From Rajasthan - 82cm Orange & White Porcelain or simply as a decorativeOur old Indian Kadai fire bowls date from the 1920's and have been hand selected in Rajasthan. Recycling metal has been a tradition in India for centuries. These fire bowls were skilfully made from re purposed metal collected by nomadic tribes people known as the "Gaduliya Lohars, who are a caste of itinerant metal workers in Rajasthan and Gujarat. Favoured by the Rajput kings for their blacksmithing skills for weapon making, the name Lohar means