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VIZAGAPATAM, LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS
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AN ANGLO-INDIAN ETCHED IVORY SEWING BOX**
VIZAGAPATAM, LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS
Rectangular sandlewood box with ivory veneer, the canted lid with radiating panels and similarly radiating square knob, the case with etched foliate bands on ivory ball feet, enclosing compartments with ivory lids etched with foliage, repairs and losses
8½ in. (22 cm.) high, 12½ in. (32 cm.) wide, 9 in. (23 cm.) deep
VIZAGAPATAM, LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS
Rectangular sandlewood box with ivory veneer, the canted lid with radiating panels and similarly radiating square knob, the case with etched foliate bands on ivory ball feet, enclosing compartments with ivory lids etched with foliage, repairs and losses
8½ in. (22 cm.) high, 12½ in. (32 cm.) wide, 9 in. (23 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Bare for FF150 ($5.91).
Literature
S. M. Salny, 'Historic Interiors: Frances Elkins. A Surviving Example of the Noted Designer's Work', Architectural Digest, July 1980, p. 91.
S. M. Salny, 'Frances Elkins: A Forward-Looking Icon of European Chic and American Style', Architectural Digest ('Interior Design Legends'), January 2000, p. 167.
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, 2005, p. 75.
S. M. Salny, 'Frances Elkins: A Forward-Looking Icon of European Chic and American Style', Architectural Digest ('Interior Design Legends'), January 2000, p. 167.
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, 2005, p. 75.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.