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Large Scale Serpentine Ebony Box Anglo-Indian, Circa 1840
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Description
A large-scale box of serpentine form, the exterior in polished ebony, the sides and front cut in a continuous undulating profile. Brass hinges to the reverse. Working lock and key. The interior lid set with a circular bone inlay medallion depicting acanthus scrolls, blossoms with polychrome red detailing, and a central flowering urn motif, on a coromandel wood ground. The interior of the box retains its coromandel wood lining. Anglo Indian, circa 1840.
Anglo-Indian boxes of this type were produced for the British export market during the colonial period, the serpentine outline and dense ebony exterior characteristic of workshops in Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) and the Vizagapatam region of India.
Height: 6 in. (15 cm.)
Width: 15.5 in. (39 cm.)
Depth: 9.75 in. (25 cm.) -
More Information
Origin: India Period: 19th Century Materials: polished ebony; bone inlay Condition: Good. Very good condition; working lock and key Creation Date: circa 1840 Styles / Movements: Traditional, Victorian Patterns: Geometric, Traditional Dealer Reference #: SW-175 Incollect Reference #: 852923 -
Dimensions
W. 15.5 in; H. 6 in; D. 9.75 in; W. 39.37 cm; H. 15.24 cm; D. 24.77 cm;
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