VIZAGAPATAM, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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AN ANGLO-INDIAN ENGRAVED IVORY DRESSING-MIRROR**
VIZAGAPATAM, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular plate within a conforming frame swivelling between a pair of uprights over an outset concave-fronted case fitted with three short over one long drawer, on bracket feet, decorated overall wtih birds, flowers and views of a house from different persepectives, bearing partial handwritten labels 52, db.../ny and Rocking/Captain Gardiner...H...wood cabinet with ivory.../...March 1 Sale 1790 and a printed paper label Florentine ivory cabinet with landscapes...
24¼ in. (61 cm.) high, 20¼ in. (51.5 cm.) wide, 10¾ in. (27 cm.) deep

Provenance

Captain Gardiner, purchased at auction, 1 March 1790 (according to the label).
with Devenish & Co., New York
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 30 April - 1 May 2003, lot 661.

Special notice

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

Whilst there are two Captain Gardiners that we have been able to find who were serving in India, unfortunately each was serving in the second quarter 19th Century and as such would not have been able to be the captain referred to on the label of this piece.

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