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AN INDIAN CARVED SANDALWOOD, IVORY AND SADELI-WORK MINIATURE CABINET
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AN INDIAN CARVED SANDALWOOD, IVORY AND SADELI-WORK MINIATURE CABINET

BOMBAY, MID-19TH CENTURY

Fermé16 September 2014

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GBP 3,500

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AN INDIAN CARVED SANDALWOOD, IVORY AND SADELI-WORK MINIATURE CABINET
BOMBAY, MID-19TH CENTURY
In two parts, carved with flowers, elephants, tigers, monkeys and birds, the upper section enclosing five pigeon holes, the base with five drawers
29 ½ in. (75 cm.) high; 16 ¾ in. (43 cm.) wide; 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) deep

Note du spécialiste

Sadeli-work is a form of inlay made by binding together strips of ivory, ebony, stag's horn, sandalwood and white metal, arranging them in geometrical patterns, then thinly slicing across the bundles. The thin sheets were applied to the surfaces of small objects, mostly wooden boxes. Western India was the main centre of production.