Indian Lost Wax Cast Bronze Antique Dhorka Box - Two of Two G. Burns but that was a bare-knuckled

but that was a bare-knuckled match

at the center of which is the grommeted hole from which string would be pulled (this would have been kept on a desk

self-taught Haitian artist André V

Each measures approx

but polished up beautifully with no effort at all

Indian Lost Wax Cast Bronze Antique Dhorka Box - Two of Two G. Burns but that was a bare-knuckledThis is a beautiful and heavy! old Indian cast bronze Dhorka box (the second of two in the shop, and which I purchased together) dating I think to the 19th century, though it really feels quite ancient! Dhorka refers to the traditional method of lost wax casting native the Dhokra Damar tribes of West Bengal. This box shows wonderful detail in the patterning all over and feels like a small piece of architecture. Over time, there has been some