Red Painted Stone Lamp Niche From Jaisalmer - 19th Century sarong 35 x 24 x 63

35 x 24 x 63 (w x d x h cms)

47cm x 47cm x 89cm

A charming and characterful piece of vernacular Indian art

The door opens to reveal three additional drawers decorated with maki-e butterflies and further butterfly decoration on the back of the door

this style of table is often called a flower stand

Red Painted Stone Lamp Niche From Jaisalmer - 19th Century sarong 35 x 24 x 63Hand carved from the distinctive yellow sandstone of Jaisalmer, this 19th century three way lamp niche once flanked a doorway in the desert citys golden havelis. Designed to hold small oil lamps or candles, such niches illuminated entrances at dusk, casting a warm glow across intricately carved faades. This example features three slender arched openings divided by delicately carved columns, crowned with foliate detailing and framed by a geometric