BOMBAY, 19TH CENTURY

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AN ANGLO-INDIAN STEEL-INLAID IVORY SEWING BOX**
BOMBAY, 19TH CENTURY
Rectangular, the slightly canted lid with velvet underside and removable frame enclosing a sandlewood interior with various open and lidded compartments, spools, case thimble and a pin cushion, the case with carry handles, inlaid throughout with dense floral and geometric patterns
12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) wide, 9 in. (23 cm.) deep

Special notice

Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species. Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country

Lot Essay

A virtually identical box with micromosaic inlay, sadeli, in the collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London is illustrated in A. Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, London, 2001, p. 327, fig. 146.

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