VIZAGAPATAM, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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AN ANGLO-INDIAN ENGRAVED IVORY, HORN AND SANDALWOOD WRITING SLOPE
VIZAGAPATAM, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Veneered with ivory fret-work, with fall-front and an arrangement of drawers and compartments, the plinth with a drawer to one side, the top with letter rack, box and covered compartment, on paw feet
17 in. (43 cm.) wide; 16 in. (40.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

A davenport of similar design made L.Venkatdas for G.N. Gajapathi Rao, Maharaja of Vizinangram, Vizagapatam is illustrated in Furniture from British India and Ceylon, Amim Jaffer, V&A Publications, 2001, p.216, fig.98.

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