Blue Glass Hundi Lamp - 19thC Unwired Brass Bound Chests The marble is polished by

The marble is polished by hand to ensure this table is resilient to the British elements

Bedroom Cabinet From Kyoto - Hinoki & Kiri - Circ 1930

21 x 6 x 21 (w x d x h cms)

Indian Chairs were generally made from teakwood or rosewood

White Metal Miao Tribal Necklace on Iron Stand -

Blue Glass Hundi Lamp - 19thC Unwired Brass Bound Chests The marble is polished byA Blue Glass Hundi Lamp 19thC unwired. These glass lamps are known in India as Handis or Hundis named after a cooking pot. Rather surprisingly they are not Indian, but European in origin. They were exported to India as lighting for large homes and palaces in the 19th Century. Candles or oil lamps were placed inside the glass bell and the glass lid prevented soot from marking the ceiling of the palace or the tent. Many survived on the tall ceilings