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AN INDO-PORTUGUESE IVORY-INLAID EBONY CHEST

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£ 40 320
Auction dateClassic
27.10.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
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ID 828638
Lot 104 | AN INDO-PORTUGUESE IVORY-INLAID EBONY CHEST
AN INDO-PORTUGUESE IVORY-INLAID EBONY CHEST

GOA, INDIA, LATE 17TH OR EARLY 18TH CENTURY

The sides, top and front decorated with inlaid scrolling foliage emerging from vases, animals, birds, floral borders, and caryatids, the interior of the hinged front similarly decorated on the inside and revealing six drawers faced with similar floral and animal decoration with ivory handles

16in. (40.5) x 15in. (38.3) x 19 3/8in. (49.3cm.)





Provenance

By repute, purchased by John Walthew, Mayor of Stockport, on a trip to India and Ceylon, 1873-4

Bequeathed to his daughter, Emmeline Cunliffe (d.1937), and thence by descent



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.



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This lot contains elephant ivory material and is offered with the benefit of being registered as ‘exempt’ in the UK in accordance with the UK Ivory Act. Please note that it is your responsibility to determine and satisfy the requirements of any applicable regulations relating to the export or import of any lot you purchase.
Medium:Ivory, Wood
Place of origin:India, Asia, Mughal Empire
Category:Chest
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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