Why we love it
This handbuilt ceramic lamp is decorated with a frieze of dancing figures, sacred cows and peacocks inspired by Mughal painting, each detail scratched and painted by hand. It sits beautifully on a bedroom side table or study desk, casting soft light through its pleated cotton shade, and works equally well in a hallway where its narrative surface becomes something worth pausing to look at properly.
Description
A handbuilt terracotta lamp decorated in white slip and sgraffito. The surface depicts figures derived from a block-printed counterpane from Charleston House, including dancing figures, sacred cows, horseback riders, hunting dogs and peacocks arranged within a continuous narrative frieze. The imagery draws on the visual language of early nineteenth-century Mughal painting, combining decorative pattern with figurative storytelling. The lamp is paired with a pleated cotton shade in plaster pink, handmade in India, which casts a soft, diffused light when illuminated.