Details
A pair of teak hanging shelves
each with three graduated serpentine tiers, with pierced fret-carved galleries and hooked pendants with ogee arched and scroll sides, 19th century -- 24in. (61cm.) wide, 7½in. (19cm.) deep, 22½in. (57cm.) high
Provenance
The Wadia family
Lowji Castle, Mazagon, Bombay
These shelves were made for a member of the Wadia dynasty of Persian master ship builders whose ships were used by the East India Company during the 18th and 19th centuries and include the Foudroyant, the Cornwallis and the Minden (2)
each with three graduated serpentine tiers, with pierced fret-carved galleries and hooked pendants with ogee arched and scroll sides, 19th century -- 24in. (61cm.) wide, 7½in. (19cm.) deep, 22½in. (57cm.) high
Provenance
The Wadia family
Lowji Castle, Mazagon, Bombay
These shelves were made for a member of the Wadia dynasty of Persian master ship builders whose ships were used by the East India Company during the 18th and 19th centuries and include the Foudroyant, the Cornwallis and the Minden (2)