VIZIGAPATAM, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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An Anglo-Indian ivory veneered work basket
Vizigapatam, second half 19th century
The pitched hinged cover with lobed edges veneered with buffalo horn, overall engraved and highlighted with shell-lac, on lion paw feet, damages
11¾in. (30cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Amin Jaffer, Furniture From British India and Ceylon, V&A Publications 2001.
A comparable work basket is illustrated on page 211, fig. 56.

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