Polychrome Indian Horse Figure From Surat - 19th Century Style - Meiping Vase the front hall where you

the front hall where you could also access the first floor

This carved ceiling rose from Bikaner still has some of its original paint

69 x 10 x 154 (w x d x h cms)

33 x 16 x 23 (wxdxh cms)

the sunburst panels are typical of the Indo-Portuguese style and have been expertly carved

Polychrome Indian Horse Figure From Surat - 19th Century Style - Meiping Vase the front hall where youThese colourful and characterful Indian horse figurines date to the 19th century and were made and painted in Surat. Surat was one of the main trading posts for the British in India and found new prosperity with the opening of India's railways exporting silks, gold & silver across the globe. Production of these figurines began in the mid 19th century with an example from 1965 on display in the V&A museum. A larger inferior example can be found in the