VIZAGAPATAM, CIRCA 1700-20

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AN ANGLO-INDIAN IVORY-INLAID EBONY AND EBONISED DOCUMENT BOX
VIZAGAPATAM, CIRCA 1700-20
Inlaid overall with densely scrolled flowering vines, the hinged lid centred by a medallion depicting a double-headed eagle on short turned feet (locked)
5¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high; 24¾ in. (63 cm.) wide; 16 in. (41 cm. deep)

Provenance

Acquired Mercador da Se, Lda, Lisbon, August, 2003

Special notice

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Lot Essay

A related box is in the Victoria and Albert Museum and illustrated in A. Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, London, 2001, p. 181, fig. 80. A related casket was sold Sotheby's, London, 22 November 2003, lot 83 (£7,200 including premium).

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