Bastar Danteshwari on an Elephant From Chhattisgarh - 19thC Bucket Qing Dynasty Elm Altar Table

Qing Dynasty Elm Altar Table In Original Condition - 18thC

this 19th-century three-way lamp niche would originally have been set beside a doorway

Weight: 36g

A Blue & White Porcelain Meiping vase with Peony and trailing leaf design

Blue and white porcelain is one of China's greatest artistic achievements

Bastar Danteshwari on an Elephant From Chhattisgarh - 19thC Bucket Qing Dynasty Elm Altar TableThis beautiful Indian bronze elephant figure is mounted with a howdah (an elephant carriage). Inside the howdah is the goddess Danteshwarim whilst the elephant is controlled by a mahout (elephant keeper). Dating to the 19th century and crafted in the Bastar tribal style. Danteshwari is a common form of the mother goddess and the primary deity of the royal house of the state of Bastar in Chhattisgarh. Bastar is famed for its beautiful sculptures &