A good early 19th century Vizagapatam engraved bone box on a sandalwood carcass.
c. 1810
This box belongs to a group of furniture and related objects produced in Vizagapatam, situated on the south east coast of India, near Madras. The town operated as a principle trading port from the 17th century due to its position on the major trading routes between Europe and the Far East. Vizagapatam was ideally located as a manufacturing centre with its harbour facilitating the transport of indigenous exotic timbers and materials including teak, sandalwood, ebony, and ivory. In addition to the production of furniture, Vizagapatam was a hub for the manufacture of dyed cottons attracting European traders from the 17th century onwards
See Homes and Antiques September 2013 Beauty in black and White by Clive Stewart-Lockhart Page 56.
See also Furniture From British India and Ceylon by Amin Jaffer.
Height3.50 inch(8.9 cm)
Width9.50 inch(24.1 cm)
Depth7.00 inch(17.8 cm)
Ref No. 5974