λ AN ANGLO-INDIAN IVORY, EBONY AND SANDALWOOD GAMES BOX

λ AN ANGLO-INDIAN IVORY, EBONY AND SANDALWOOD GAMES BOX

VIZAGAPATAM, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY

lac decorated with floral borders, the exterior with a chequer board with interior for backgammon

10.2cm high, 36.7cm wide, 18.7cm deep (closed)

*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.

Catalogue Note

See Amin Jaffer, 'Furniture from British Indian and Ceylon', p. 209, fig. 97 for a similar folding games box.

THIS LOT TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE