South Indian Solid Bronze Cooking Vessel (Urli) faience The gear is now mounted

The gear is now mounted on a rectangular iron base and repurposed as an imaginative table lamp

masks and strapwork motifs over glass panels

echoed by slightly smaller foliate details on the sides

Width 28 Depth 16 Height 30 inches

The underside with underglaze blue floral decoration

South Indian Solid Bronze Cooking Vessel (Urli) faience The gear is now mountedDETAILS Traditionally used for cooking, these antique, solid bronze cooking vessels have many possibilities for the modern home, including use as basins for floating candles, fountain basins, sinks and garden pools. Urlis are made primarily by skilled artisans in the southern state of Kerala. MARKS Cast mark: Jasmin. DATE 19th century DIMENSIONS Width 20. 5 Depth 20. 5 Height 6. 5 inches