Rare Antique Anglo-Indian Elk HornTea Chest
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Directory: Antiques: Furnishings: Accessories: Boxes: Pre 1837 VR: Item # 1485889
Directory: Antiques: Furnishings: Accessories: Boxes: Pre 1837 VR: Item # 1485889
Please refer to our stock # RMT-530 when inquiring.
$8,500
#530 Antique Anglo-Indian Tea Chest, sandalwood overlaid with strips of elk horn. The box is rectangular with sloped sides. The elk horn on the top of the stepped, sloping lid arranged in a starburst pattern. The fitted interior is decorated with incised ivory panels, highlighted with lac, a similarly decorated pair of removable caddies and a circular cut crystal sugar bowl and a horn caddy spoon. (The squashed ball feet are later replacements. Lid lack support).
Valtair, Vizagapatam, possibly by Chinniah, ca. 1840-50. See: Furniture from British India and Ceylon by Amin Jaffer, #61 for a similar workbox. Exhibited: The 48th Washington Antiques Show, “Inside and Outside the Box.” and “A Celebration of the Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party” at Doyles, Boston 2024
Height, 9”; Width, 14.75”; Depth, 8.5”.
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