Lot 905
A LATE 19TH CENTURY ANGLO-INDIAN TORTOISESHELL, IVORY AND BONE CASKET
Vizagapatam, with engraved strap-work and cartouches to the pierced fretwork, sandalwood interior, raised on paw feet, 20cm wide; 8cm high
| Estimate: | £100 - £200 |
| Hammer price: | £90 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
For similar see Amir Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, p221, No. 68.
Condition report: rubbing and general wear commensurate with use and age, some chips and looses. A shrinkage crack to the bottom of the casket and smaller hairline cracks to the central cartouche of the cover. Some fading to the tortoiseshell.