Indian Brass Chapati Box - 19th Century Candlesticks The holes on the base

The holes on the base would have been for wheels

This impressive Indian door has been salvaged from an old building in Gujarat which has since fallen into disrepair

The lower doors are painted with domestic scenes of flowers in vases while the top doors show a nature scene with songbirds

Base Notes: Cedarwood

Indian Brass Chapati Box - 19th Century Candlesticks The holes on the baseThis is a particularly good example of an antique Indian chapati box. Brass chapati boxes were used in the old days of India as lunch boxes for packaging chapati (wheat bread) & naan bread in Rajasthan. Chapati boxes come in all sizes, but are generally round in shape with a hand engraved pattern on the top inspired by geometric motifs found in Indian temples. These beautifully characterful boxes provide a stylish alternative to single use plastic for