White Painted Jali Doors From Gujarat - 19th Century Wardrobes with the mold destroyed after

with the mold destroyed after every casting

Black lacquer is the rarest with red being more common

Decorated with the most gorgeous flowers - possibly peonies

typical of India’s rural folk carving traditions

They feature the auspicious '100 boys' motif thought in China to bring good fortune

White Painted Jali Doors From Gujarat - 19th Century Wardrobes with the mold destroyed afterThese antique Indian doors from Gujarat are painted with pastel pigments. The window panels are jali work (also called jaali), constructed from delicately wrought iron forming a latticework pattern. The word jali is often incorrectly conflated with jails to which there is no connection. These teak wood jali doors are one of a set and have layers of pastel piments that have worn in certain areas layers giving it a 'distressed' feel. It would look