An Extremely Rare And Very Attractive Late 18th Century Georgian Anglo Indian Octagonal Padouk Wood Cellarette, Or Wine Cooler, Having Profuse Brass Banded Decoration And Original Brass Carrying Handles, Below Hinged Lid Enclosing Storage Cavity, Raised On Its Original Stand With Four Elegant Fluted Cabriole Legs.This is a really interesting piece of furniture, the like of which we have not come across before. Clearly based on the typical late 18th century english cellarette on stand which was nearly always constructed from fine quality mahogany timbers, this particular example is actually constructed using padouk wood and has an unusual design to the brass banded decoration and construction which makes it almost certain to have originated from India.Much furniture was made for European citizens during their presence in colonial India throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Confusingly this falls into a number of different categories, with a number of different names and someti...