Identity of maker & regiment?

[Steve A]

I just came upon this figure & was wondering what he is & who made this figure? He looks to be 80-85mm (90mm to top of head)
thx if you can shed light.

 

[Tom W.]

IHe looks like a member of Queen Victoria´s Corps of Guides in his mess dress.

 

[polyphemus]

Chota Sahib?

Geoff

 

[Blind Pew]

Surely it's a 90mm Chota Sahib. Much rarer that the 54mm and never considered as good. That uniform I have never seen. Not in those colours. If it was in a very dark blue with black decoration, I'd say it was a Victorian hussar officer. I've never seen it depicted this way though.

 

[arj]

Definitely Chota Sahib.
Go to Lou Masses' site:-
http://www.lrmminiatures.com/chota-sahib-miniatures.html
This section is devoted to Chota Sahib. It even has most of the 54mm figures catalogued.
Scroll down to "Images of Chotas sent by collectors....".
Let the images work their way through, and you'll eventually come to this figure.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[theBaron]

Lou has a site? I didn't know that!

Prost!
Brad

 

[lightbob]

Hi,
If not the Corps of Guides maybe a British Officer with The Central Indian Horse. The Central Horse wore a drab-light khaki uniform with a burgundy red trim on collar and cuffs. The style of jacket worn has an air of a frock coat abut it, but is much shorter than the examples seen e.g. on Uniformology.
Is there a British Indian Army buff out there_
Good Luck with the hunt.
Lightbob

 

[Chrisr]

Deleted - it is Queen Victoria's Corps of Guides.

 

[Blind Pew]

I stand corrected. Thanks as always for the input, guys.

 

[akaryu]

Here you have the instruction sheet from the kit:

One of the rare 90mm figure from Chota Sahib beginnings!

Cheers,

Pierre

 

[Steve A]

Thanks everyone!
Any ideas on a value?

 

[Mirofsoft]

Anciens catalogues retirés, les moules et licences sont maintenant la propriété de Mr Maxime Jouhan Chevallier

Now propertiy mr Mr ...;.;

 

[akaryu]

Value is a very relative concept with such a figure.

It is not one of Sid's best, but may still interest a collector of course.

Painting is neat but not spectacular, nor is the uniform, so high hopes of fetching a fortune might be unrealistic.

cheers,

Pierre