ANTIQUE / VINTAGE INDIAN SANDSTONE NICHE. WALL MOUNTED OIL OR GHEE LAMP. 19th c

  

Antique Indian architectural salvage, a. A pale turquoise and baby blue colour palette from a previous incarnation. This exquisite sandstone niche from Rajasthan , dates back to the mid-19th century and is becoming increasingly difficult to source.

Reclaimed from architectural salvage, this would. Once have graced the walls of a high caste Brahmin home, and been embedded in it.

Is an authentic, impressive stone niche that has housed oil or ghee lamps for decades. Throwing a soft shimmering light on many a balmy Indian night.

Weighing a hefty 14.2 kgs , this shrine is. Would look good, inside or out. Bathroom alcove with a tea light or candle, or spot-lit in a garden setting? Or even repurposed to house a favourite Hindu deity, as alluded to here. One of several antique sandstone artefacts currently being offered by lacewing-interiors.

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The item "ANTIQUE / VINTAGE INDIAN SANDSTONE NICHE. WALL MOUNTED OIL OR GHEE LAMP.

19th c" is in sale since Friday, June 4, 2021. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Indian". The seller is "lacewing-interiors" and is located in Hampton. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, El salvador, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay, Viet nam.

1. Region of Origin: Indian
2. Product: Antique Indian Sandstone niche.

3. Age: 1800-1849
4. Primary Material: Indian sandstone.