λ AN ANGLO-INDIAN ROSEWOOD AND IVORY MARQUETRY SEWING BOX ON STAND

λ AN ANGLO-INDIAN ROSEWOOD AND IVORY MARQUETRY SEWING BOX ON STAND

VIZAGAPATAM, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY

the box inlaid overall with bands of lac decorated with flowers and leaves, the hinged lid revealing a fitted interior with four lidded compartments, open divisions and a central pink silk lined pin cushion with hinged cover, revealing three long divisions, with silver side carrying handles, above a base drawer, on a Chippendale style stand, inlaid with ivory stringing

18cm high, 42cm wide, 32.3cm deep, 91.3cm high x 45cm wide x 32.3 deep (overall)

Provenance

Collection of the Late Brigadier Hugh Pye OBE.

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