Small Octagonal Bajot Low Table From Gujarat - 19th Century Period - 17th Century Features: Hand-cut dovetail construction

Features: Hand-cut dovetail construction

Suitable for use in a garden or courtyard in a sheltered position

four integral feet

The window shutters are constructed from roheda wood and bound with iron and studded brass

The lotus flower carving is a later addition

Small Octagonal Bajot Low Table From Gujarat - 19th Century Period - 17th Century Features: Hand-cut dovetail constructionThis Indian octagonal table would have been used by as an occasional table. A small bajot like this one may well have been used by a well off merchant as a seat. The small door allowed for storage of money and valuables. The colourful red lacquer beading and turned lacquer legs are indicative of bajots from Gujarat made in the 19th century. It is crafted in solid rosewood. These types of low Indian tables were known as bajots and are found in many