Engraved Glass Globe Hundi Lamp With Fitting - Late 19thC Material - Glass Carved Marble Jali fretwork window

Carved Marble Jali fretwork window from Rajasthan

Painted Pichwai From Nathdwara - Rajasthan

This would make a fabulous coffee table

Song Dynasty Style Celadon Porcelain Tea Pot - a very fine quality reproduction of the original

making it ideal for storing cuff links or earrings with elegance and charm

Engraved Glass Globe Hundi Lamp With Fitting - Late 19thC Material - Glass Carved Marble Jali fretwork windowAn Engraved Glass Globe Handi Lamp with a single light fitting Late 19thC. 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