Live Auction 21052Ombersley Court: The Collection of Lord and Lady Sandys
AN ANGLO-INDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED AND ENGRAVED-IVORY INLAID INDIAN ROSEWOOD TEA CADDY
Lot 147

AN ANGLO-INDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED AND ENGRAVED-IVORY INLAID INDIAN ROSEWOOD TEA CADDY

VIZAGAPATAM, CIRCA 1760

Closed29 November 2023

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GBP 10,080

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AN ANGLO-INDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED AND ENGRAVED-IVORY INLAID INDIAN ROSEWOOD TEA CADDY
VIZAGAPATAM, CIRCA 1760
Decorated with stylised foliate borders, the interior refitted with kingwood cannisters, the silver handle and lock replaced in the 19th century, the central glass box later, minor losses
6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) high; 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) wide; 7 in. (17.5 cm.) deep
Please note that 100% of the hammer proceeds from this auction will be paid to the Sandys Trust, registered charity number: 1168357, with the exception of limited deductions towards sale costs across the auction which cannot be accurately calculated at this time, capped at a total of £10,000.

Specialist note

Vizagapatam was an area renowned for its cabinet-making industry which combined western forms with Indian ornamentation inspired by Coromandel chintzes, in particular inlaying wood with a profusion of distinctive floral designs in ivory (Amin Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon', London, 2001, pp. 172 - 175).

This lot has been registered as an item made before 3 March 1947 with less than 10% ivory; submission reference: CSW1VRC4.