Marble, Tea light holders
Jaipur Bloom Tealights - Pair of Two
- Marble carving
- Jaipur
- Makrana marble
£30
A pair of white marble tea light holders, each carved like an opening flower with a scalloped rim. A brass cup sits inside each one to hold the tea light.
Where it lives
On the dinner table, or along a windowsill.
Details
- Made in
- Jaipur
- Craft
- Marble carving
- Materials
- Makrana marble, brass cup
- Care
- Not dishwasher safe. Wash in warm soapy water, or wipe with a damp cloth. Marble marks with lemon, wine and oil, so wipe spills quickly.
How it is made
Makrana marble comes out of the hills north west of Jaipur, the stone the Taj Mahal was built from. In the workshops of Jaipur it is turned into tea light holders, trays and bowls by hand: carved, pierced into jali, and inlaid with brass and mother of pearl along lines scored with a chisel.
Hand made, so no two are identical. Small differences in the print, the dye and the finish are a record of the process and not a fault.
