Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 2nd October 2019
Lot 553
λ A pair of mid-19th century Ceylonese ebony occasional tables
Estimate £7,000 - £9,000
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Description
λ A pair of mid-19th century Ceylonese ebony occasional tables, each with a hexagonal top inlaid with pewter and coloured stringing, with a central whorl of exotic specimen woods including: palmwood, calamander and macassar ebony, around an ivory rondel, with a frieze drawer,, on lappet and scroll carved legs and a platform base with scroll feet, 71.5cm high, 53.5cm wide. (2)
See Amin Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, pp.372-373, fig.141 for a similar table attributed to the Galle District.