Painted Votive Panel From Andhra Pradesh - 19th Century Sideboard bringing colour

bringing colour

The table's sculptural apron and cabriole legs are carved in dynamic scrollwork

The fittings are made from brass and are mostly circular in form

000 yen or £6

combining practicality with elegant design

Painted Votive Panel From Andhra Pradesh - 19th Century Sideboard bringing colourThis evocative 19th century painted teak votive panel from Andhra Pradesh has the direct, sculptural presence of true folk devotional carving, likely once hung within a tribal village home as a quiet symbol of protection and personal faith. Hand carved in thick, stepped relief, it is centred with a pointed arched niche that reads as a domestic shrine form rather than an architectural quotation, framed by deeply receding borders and softened foliate