An 18th century padouk, ivory-inlaid and ebony strung document box, Vizagapatnam, Eastern India, circa 1740-1780
REF: 3115
Produced for European export, inlaid and highlighted with penwork floral arabesques throughout, the hinged lid enclosing a fitted interior of open and lidded divisions, along with small drawers, around a central large well.
Literature: For a comparable box see A. Jaffer, 'Furniture From British India and Ceylon' (2001), p.188, p. 39 and Victoria & Albert Collection, London, acc. no. IS.175-1950. See also the Metropolitan Museum, New York, acc. no. 2016.115
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- Height 11 cm / 4 "
- Width 44.8 cm / 17 3⁄4"
- Depth 31.3 cm / 12 1⁄2"
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