Large 19th Century Antique Indian Hindu Ganesha Figural Votive Brass Oil Lamp, Circa 1800 Decorative Arts whose works reflect and record

whose works reflect and record the issues of traditional African life against the sometimes conflicting surroundings of modern society

The chairs having an architectural twin 'Swan's Neck' pediment to the top & flanking a turned urn shaped finial

with bands of blue

Two cupboards over two cupboards with two central drawers

engraved with maker's mark to the bezel

Large 19th Century Antique Indian Hindu Ganesha Figural Votive Brass Oil Lamp, Circa 1800 Decorative Arts whose works reflect and recordA large antique early 19th century Indian brass votive oil lamp modeled as the Hindu deity, Lord Ganesha, circa 1800. A finely cast brass figure of Lord Ganesha with a crown of snakes and four arms, the head of Ganesha having a hinged lid to fill with oil, to the front is a reservoir to receive a wick which is guarded by two rats (a symbol of good fortune in Hindu culture). To the rear is a carrying handle, the base having pierced and reticulated