WESTERN INDIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, RESTORATIONS

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AN ANGLO-INDIAN IVORY AND SADELIWARE VENEERED SANDALWOOD GAMES TABLE
WESTERN INDIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, RESTORATIONS
The octagonal top centered by a chess-board, the inlaid frieze with four drawers, one with hinged writing surface, the others with various-sized and inlaid lidded compartments
31 in. (78.5 cm.) high; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) wide

Provenance

With Geoffrey Bennison, purchased in 1978.

Special Notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Lot Essay

A table of almost identical design was exhibited by Framjee Pestonjee Bhumgara in the Pondicherri Court at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889. Amin Jaffer Furniture from British India and Ceylon, London, 2001, page 315, fig.130.

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