Carved Elephant Corbel From South India - Late 18th Century Origin - Morocco Tibetan antique furniture with original

Tibetan antique furniture with original painting was always unusual to find and is increasingly difficult to come by

A striking and authentic piece of 19th-century devotional art

dating to circa 1910 - 1920 century and created using the ancient lost-wax casting tradition that has been practised by tribal metalworking communities of central and eastern India for centuries

The carving shows a strong Mughal influence and dates from the 18th century

Features: Hand-Carved Mughal Style Detailing

Carved Elephant Corbel From South India - Late 18th Century Origin - Morocco Tibetan antique furniture with originalThis beautifully carved architectural bracket is from a set of four and would have come from a large chariot called a 'Rath' or sometimes 'Juggernaut'. These giant rolling temples from South India were pulled by teams of devotional worshipers often hundreds strong. Beautiful carvings like this often adorned the chariots. This piece has significant age and dates to the latter part of the 18th century. In India, the elephant was considered regal and a