Dhokra Brass Pot From Orissa - Ca 100 Yrs Old Wine Jar Distressed painted finish

Distressed painted finish

An Anglo Indian teak shelf from the days of The Raj

This elegant blue and white temple jar is hand-crafted and hand-painted in Jingdezhen

It has a red and white background

Intricately carved stone Jali fretwork window from Jaisalmer

Dhokra Brass Pot From Orissa - Ca 100 Yrs Old Wine Jar Distressed painted finishThis Indian Dhokra brass pot from Orissa is between 75 and 100 years old. Dokra Damar tribes are the traditional metalsmiths of West Bengal. Their technique of lost wax casting is named after their tribe. The tribe extends from Bihar to West Bengal and Orissa; members are distant cousins of the Madhya Pradesh Dokras. A few hundred years ago the Dokras of Central and Eastern India travelled south as far as Kerala and north as far as Rajasthan. Dokra