VIZIGAPATAM, CIRCA 1760

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An Anglo-Indian tea caddy
Vizigapatam, Circa 1760
The rosewood case with ivory inlaid trailing foliage and flowerheads to the borders, the interior with three replacement silvered metal cannisters, the hinges later
10½in. (26.6cm.) wide, 6½in. (16.5cm.) high (ex. handle)

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Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Amin Jaffer Furniture from British India and Ceylon, V.& A. Publications 2001.
Cabinets with similar decoration are illustrated as catalogue numbers 41 and 42.
A comparable tea caddy is illustrated in Country Life, 24th September 1992, pp.76-7.

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