Rare Cranberry Glass Hundi Lamp From an Indian Palace - 19thC Origin - Nepal 21 x 21 x 27

21 x 21 x 27

A bronze 19th Century Horse ridden by Khandoba

Re-framed in matt black wooden frame

A Low Keyaki (Zelkova Wood) Desk with drawers

or bell metal using the lost wax process (cire perdue) and were made in Kerela

Rare Cranberry Glass Hundi Lamp From an Indian Palace - 19thC Origin - Nepal 21 x 21 x 27This stunning hand blown Cranberry Glass lamp is probably from Murano Italy. These hanging lamps were very popular with Indian Maharajas. They 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 to adorn the beautiful palaces during the 19th century. Candles or oil lamps were placed inside the glass bell and the