Red Painted Stone Lamp Niche From Jaisalmer - 19th Century sarong Console Table with 7 drawers

Console Table with 7 drawers made from Elm Circa 19th Century

it features a rich combination of stylised animals and geometric mandala motifs

47cm x 47cm x 89cm

The front facing dragon clearly emulates the Chinese Imperial dragons

The door opens to reveal three additional drawers decorated with maki-e butterflies and further butterfly decoration on the back of the door

Red Painted Stone Lamp Niche From Jaisalmer - 19th Century sarong Console Table with 7 drawersHand 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