Blue Stone Lamp Niche From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Plates These pieces are a fragile

These pieces are a fragile piece of history and are usually found damaged

Used by Chinese medicine dealers

and dolls are an essential part of growing up in Odisha and are often vividly painted in garish colours

The people live in villages set throughout the jungle and until the introduction of Christianity in the 1960's

Blue Stone Lamp Niche From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Plates These pieces are a fragileHand 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