Engraved Glass Globe Hundi Lamp With Fitting - Late 19thC Material - Glass lending it both structural strength

lending it both structural strength and decorative richness

Carved Marble Jali fretwork window from Rajasthan

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

Pine & Cypress Altar Table with cabinet below - Early 19thC

Engraved Glass Globe Hundi Lamp With Fitting - Late 19thC Material - Glass lending it both structural strengthAn 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