Blue & White Porcelain Double Gourd Vase - Phoenix Design Singing Bowl This early 20th century brass

This early 20th century brass supari box is from the Indonesian Archipelago and would have been used for storing betel nut supari

its stylised form and etched scale pattern bring subtle texture and sea-life charm to any setting

It has been converted into a coffee table using the wheels to make the table legs

while the lower section features a sacred conch shell (shankha)

This particular piece dates from the 19th century and would look fabulous on a wall or above a mantle piece

Blue & White Porcelain Double Gourd Vase - Phoenix Design Singing Bowl This early 20th century brassA Blue & White Porcelain vase made in the form of a double gourd. This vase is hand made on the potters wheel in the traditional way. It is then decorated by hand before firing. Porcelain is steeped in centuries of Chinese culture and history. Even though pottery developed in China 15,000 years ago, most experts believe that true porcelain which also originated in China didn't emerge in the region until the Han Dynasty 202 BC to 220 AD. Blue and white