Carved Elephant Corbel From South India - Late 18th Century Origin - Morocco Originally they were made in

Originally they were made in Europe and exported to India as lighting for large homes and palaces in the 19th century

A striking and authentic piece of 19th-century devotional art

We suspect that this piece was brought back to Britain by a sailor or officer in the 18th century which would explain its unusually good condition

Choksars were used as prayer tables by monks for reading scrolls and books

dating to circa 1910 - 1920 century and created using the ancient lost-wax casting tradition that has been practised by tribal metalworking communities of central and eastern India for centuries

Carved Elephant Corbel From South India - Late 18th Century Origin - Morocco Originally they were made inThis beautifully carved architectural bracket is from a set of four and would have come from a large chariot called a 'Rath' or sometimes 'Juggernaut'. These giant rolling temples from South India were pulled by teams of devotional worshipers often hundreds strong. Beautiful carvings like this often adorned the chariots. This piece has significant age and dates to the latter part of the 18th century. In India, the elephant was considered regal and a