Price
£22000.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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Antique Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Oval Tea Chest.
An extremely rare Oval Anglo Indian Tea Chest made of solid Rosewood with inlaid and engraved lac-filled decoration, made in Vizagapatam.
The beautiful Tea Chest has a silver ring pull to the lid & silver key profile to the front. Bands of engraved ivory with sprouting vine flowers surround the top and base. The front has a wonderful ivory shell decoration which really makes this piece stand out. Opening this fabulous piece reveals yet more engraved bands of ivory, paterae in the lid, and two fabulous removable tea caddies, each inlaid with a wooden conch shell.
These exotic pieces were crafted with ivory veneer, retailed in Madras and Calcutta by the English and Dutch East India Companies, but primarily manufactured in Vizagapatam on the northern Coromandel Coast.
This tea chest comes with a fully working lock and tasselled key.
Circa
This object incorporates antique ivory and has been granted an Ivory Act exemption certificate
Dimensions
Height 15.5 x Width 29.5 x Depth 19.5 cmStock number
201404The BADA Standard
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