Qajar Style Polychrome Glazed Doors From Bikaner - Early 19th Century Style - Huluping 'Double Gourd' Vase This label depicts the emergence

This label depicts the emergence of the celestial river ganga from the head of Shiva as he sits with his consort Parvati

The six armed Ganesha carries an elephant goad

Gandaberunda / Berunda lock plate

South India and dates to the 19th century

25 x 178 (wxdxh cms)

Qajar Style Polychrome Glazed Doors From Bikaner - Early 19th Century Style - Huluping 'Double Gourd' Vase This label depicts the emergenceThese exceptional antique doors from Bikaner, Rajasthan date from the late 18th century and are richly decorated with hand painted floral motifs set against a deep black glazed ground. Framed by intricate scrolling vines and stylised blossoms, the central panels feature symmetrical arrangements of marigolds, roses and flowering foliage radiating from a tree of life composition, a motif long associated with prosperity, renewal and paradise gardens