Lot Essay
A similar example, fitted as a workbox, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum no. IS.9-1945).
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VIZAGAPATAM, CIRCA 1815
Details
AN ANGLO-INDIAN IVORY TEA CADDY
VIZAGAPATAM, CIRCA 1815
Of sarcophagus form with lion mask ring drop handles and single faux compartment at front, hinged cover revealing two foil-lined compartments, each with lid, and smaller compartment inside cover, bun feet
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high; 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) deep; 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm) wide
VIZAGAPATAM, CIRCA 1815
Of sarcophagus form with lion mask ring drop handles and single faux compartment at front, hinged cover revealing two foil-lined compartments, each with lid, and smaller compartment inside cover, bun feet
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high; 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) deep; 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm) wide
Literature
For an almost identical example, see: A. Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon: a catalogue of the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum, London, 2001, p. 208, pl. 52.
Special notice
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