AN INDIAN ROSEWOOD AND IVORY INLAID DOCUMENT BOX
Lot 370

AN INDIAN ROSEWOOD AND IVORY INLAID DOCUMENT BOX

VIZAGAPATAM, LATE 18TH CENTURY

Closed18 November 2014

Price Realised

GBP 2,250

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AN INDIAN ROSEWOOD AND IVORY INLAID DOCUMENT BOX
VIZAGAPATAM, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The flat lid with a central floral motif within a border of scrolling flowers, enclosing an interior with a side compartment, the sides with floral borders and brass handles
17 ¼ in. (44 cm.) wide

Specialist note

A closely related work-box or casket is in the Victoria and Albert Museum and illustrated in A. Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, London, 2001, p. 188, fig. 39.
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The USA has recently changed its policy on the import of property containing elephant ivory. Only Asian Elephant ivory may be imported into the USA, and imports must be accompanied by DNA analysis and confirmation the object is more than 100 years old. Buyers will be responsible for the costs of obtaining any DNA analysis or other report required in connection with their proposed import into the USA. A buyer’s inability to export or import a lot is not a basis for cancelling their purchase.