Indian Antique Brass Horse Temple Toy antique spoon branches of cherry blossoms or

branches of cherry blossoms or red berries

and measures 6 1/2" long by 3 3/8 inches wide and deep

long-nosed denizens of New York’s Upper West Side

sculptural hand thrown bowl is the perfect shade of green

Definitely it is Native American

Indian Antique Brass Horse Temple Toy antique spoon branches of cherry blossoms orThis is a charming old Indian cast brass horse temple toy, which would have been gifted to a temple as a devotional offering to Hindu deities. I am not certain the age on this piece, but most of these temple toys date from the late 1800s through the early 1900s and I would guess the same on this one, which has remnants of its original red paint in a few spots, typical of these toys. The wheels, which were individually cast, are attached to rods and