Antique Anglo Indian Sandalwood & Ivory Table Box C.1870

Name: Antique Anglo Indian Sandalwood & Ivory Table Box C.1870
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA284481
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Puckerings

Description

A fabulous Anglo-Indian Sandalwood box mounted and bound all around with Ivory straps incised and lac filled decoration. The box is smothered in Ivory Fretwork with only a couple of minuscule bits of damage, remarkable as this intricate work is so very vulnerable and usually badly damaged.

What makes this a very special example is the wonderful central picture of a Leopard, unusual and highly desirable. These works of art were made in British India around 1870 in the Vizagapatam region.

The box stands on it's four original carved paw feet. The box retains the original lock hinges and escutcheon, the lock is not working due to the pin missing. The interior retains it's wonderful original velvet interior.

A very special example in excellent condition. The footprint measures 9" x 7" the lid measures 8" x 6" x 3" tall.

Item ID: 35704

Declaration

Puckerings has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA284481

Dealers Internal Reference

35704

Dealers Notes

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Description

A fabulous Anglo-Indian Sandalwood box mounted and bound all around with Ivory straps incised and lac filled decoration.

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The box is smothered in Ivory Fretwork with only a couple of minuscule bits of damage, remarkable as this intricate work is so very vulnerable and usually badly damaged.

Puckerings

fig 1. Antique Anglo Indian Sandalwood & Ivory Table Box c.1870 — fig 1. Antique Anglo Indian Sandalwood & Ivory Table Box C.1870

What makes this a very special example is the wonderful central picture of a Leopard, unusual and highly desirable. These works of art were made in British India around 1870 in the Vizagapatam region.

fig 2. Antique Anglo Indian Sandalwood & Ivory Table Box c.1870 — fig 2. Antique Anglo Indian Sandalwood & Ivory Table Box C.1870

The box stands on it's four original carved paw feet. The box retains the original lock hinges and escutcheon, the lock is not working due to the pin missing. The interior retains it's wonderful original velvet interior.

A very special example in excellent condition. The footprint measures 9" x 7" the lid measures 8" x 6" x 3" tall.

Item ID: 35704

Date of Manufacture

Puckerings has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA284481

Dealers Internal Ref

35704

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Puckerings

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