SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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AN ANGLO CEYLONESE COROMANDEL WORKBOX
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form with scalloped front, back and sides, the inner face of the cover inset with an ivory flower boss, with lift out compartmentalised tray with further ivory, sample wood and tortoiseshell veneered covers, a conforming tray beneath
5 1/8in. (13cm.) high, 15¾in. (40cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

Workboxes of this type were produced in the Galle region of Ceylon between 1830 and 1850. The scalloped design is in the tradition of coromandel bible boxes produced in the area during the previous Dutch rule.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Amin Jaffer, Furniture From British India and Ceylon, V&A Publications, 2001, pages 374 and 375.

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