Brass Dhokra Work Elephant Oil Lamp From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1910 Door Coffee Tables surface patina and minor casting

surface patina and minor casting irregularities consistent with traditional hand production and age

A Beautifully Carved Stone Jharoka From Rajasthan - 19thC

the smell of camphor discouraged moths and other insects

while the hinged lid is fitted with an elegant carrying handle and secure clasp

Brass Dhokra Work Elephant Oil Lamp From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1910 Door Coffee Tables surface patina and minor castingThis decorative Indian brass oil lamp is from the Bastar tribes of Chhattisgarh, India. These oil lamps were used daily and would have traditionally been used with a wick and ghee oil. It dates to the early 20th century, circa 1910. The central stand is called a stambha and is decorated with a peacock riding an elephant. A peacock perches at the rim of the oil reservoir ready to drink. It faces two lingams (one long broken and smoothed with age),