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Vizagapatam Box ( India c. 1750 )
Medium
Sandalwood And Ivory
Dimensions:
29.00cm wide
(11.42 inches)
10.00cm high
(3.94 inches)
21.50cm deep
(8.46 inches)
Description / Expertise
Mid 18th century, sandalwood lined, ivory veneered box with silver coloured metal hinges, lock, escutcheon, the inside with a small division running front to back at one side and with a small drawer beneath the same.
Literature
Vizagapatam on the northern Coromandel coast is a natural harbour midway between Calcutta and Madras. The British East India Company had a trading station there from 1668 and by 1756 the whole area had come under British control. From the late 17th century a tradition grew in Vizagapatam for the manufacture of objects and furniture of Western form, decorated in a distinctive manner, all being inlaid or veneered with ivory etched with black lac. The decoration was drawn from Mogul culture, brilliantly adapted to appeal to western taste. A visitor there in 1756, Major John Corneille, recorded that Vizagapatam was ‘famous for its inlay work, and justly, for they do it to the greatest perfection’.
Price
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Status
FOR SALE
