Rare Glass Hundi Lamp With 3 Way Fitting - Mid 19thC Ganesh Statues These 19th century teak doors

These 19th century teak doors offer a classic look while maintaining modern functionality

It's not an antique piece - it has been rather cleverly made from old reclaimed wood

From Punjab

while the central carry handle allows for easy transport of goods

This is due to the word for bat (fu 蝠) and good fortune (fu 福 sounding identical

Rare Glass Hundi Lamp With 3 Way Fitting - Mid 19thC Ganesh Statues These 19th century teak doorsA rare glass handi lamp mid 19thC with 3 way light fitting. 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. Many survived on the tall ceilings unlike