AN INDIAN IVORY AND EBONY DAVENPORT

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£ 52 920
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18.04.2023 13:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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Lot 151 | AN INDIAN IVORY AND EBONY DAVENPORT
Inlaid and carved overall with scrolling foliage and mounted overall with spheres, the pierced serpentine three-quarter gallery above a hinged slope lined with grey velvet and a side drawer enclosing two Asprey silver-mounted inkwells with monogram 'DCL', enclosing an interior of two shelves flanked by three drawers on one side and false drawers on the opposing side, the front panel framed by columns, the sides centred by an oval medallion, opening on the right side to reveal an arragement of five drawers beneath two pigeon-holes, on a plinth base with four bun feet, the side drawer with plaque inscribed 'THIS WAS MADE BY PONNADA AUDIAH'S WORKSHOP, IN THE DISTRICT OF VIZAGAPATAM OF INDIA ON 3RD FEBRUARY 1865', the inkwells with silver mounts with retailer's inscription 'ASPREY, MANUFACTURER, 22. ALBEMARLE STREET, 166. BOND STREET'
39 in. (99 cm.) high; 20 in. (51 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
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