Tibetan Leather-Bound Trunk
Product ID: F0901-093
$3,695.00
About this piece
The leather has cracked like an old riverbed. Whatever is inside, it has kept it.
Tibetan makers of the 18th century built this trunk from wood covered in leather and fitted with brass. Leather-clad chests were commonly used to store and carry textiles, papers and valuables across the Himalayan region. This one has a low, hinged lid and a round brass hasp with a keyhole at the center front. A lighter, bordered panel is set into the front with its corners cut at an angle. The dark brown skin is crackled and abraded, with scuffs and flaking along the edges and a deep, aged finish.
About 23 inches wide and 14 high. A coffee table accessory, or the place you keep the good letters.
