Stone Lamp Niche From Gujarat - 19th Century Desks A stylised divine face appears

A stylised divine face appears at the centre of the wheel

Dhokra is a brass or bronze casting made using the lost wax technique

this 19th-century three-way lamp niche once flanked a doorway in the desert city’s celebrated havelis

blue on the mane and red on the skin

A carved teak lemon squeezer- 19thC These were passed down the family from one generation to another

Stone Lamp Niche From Gujarat - 19th Century Desks A stylised divine face appearsThis antique carved stone lamp niche (locally known as an alla) is from Gujarat. Hand carved from local stone they were normally used beside doorways with oil lamps or candles. But even without candles they look very decorative on a wall or to light a garden pathway at night. They can also be built into a wall.