AN ANGLO-INDIAN VIZAGAPATAM IVORY MINIATURE BUREAU-CABINET Late 18th Century Engraved overall with floral trails, the rectangular top with broken pediment with panels of birds on branches centred by a fluted pilaster and surmounted by a metal finial, above two panelled doors each with a central field of a flower-spray within a laurel-wreath and flanked to one side by a fluted pilaster, enclosing a fitted sandalwood interior with panels engraved with Chinese buildings flanked by fences and trees, with variously sized drawers and pigeon-holes, the bureau-section with sloping fallfront engraved with floral sprays and cabochon garlands, enclosing a fitted interior further drawers and pirgeon-holes, above a long drawer with floral garlands and fitted interior with various wells and a sliding top, the sides with carrying-handles to the top and middle section, on shaped bracket feet, the later ivory-inlaid ebony stand with moulded and stepped rectangular top above a panelled frieze with pierced fretwork and coloured engraving, the square tapering legs with geometric inlay joined by an X-shaped stretcher centred by a raised rectangular platform with conforming ivory inlay, losses to cabinet 28in. (71.5cm.) wide; 75in. (191cm.) high; 15in. (38cm.) deep
AN ANGLO-INDIAN VIZAGAPATAM IVORY MINIATURE BUREAU-CABINET Late 18th Century Engraved overall with floral trails, the rectangular top with broken pediment with panels of birds on branches centred by a fluted pilaster and surmounted by a metal finial, above two panelled doors each with a central field of a flower-spray within a laurel-wreath and flanked to one side by a fluted pilaster, enclosing a fitted sandalwood interior with panels engraved with Chinese buildings flanked by fences and trees, with variously sized drawers and pigeon-holes, the bureau-section with sloping fallfront engraved with floral sprays and cabochon garlands, enclosing a fitted interior further drawers and pirgeon-holes, above a long drawer with floral garlands and fitted interior with various wells and a sliding top, the sides with carrying-handles to the top and middle section, on shaped bracket feet, the later ivory-inlaid ebony stand with moulded and stepped rectangular top above a panelled frieze with pierced fretwork and coloured engraving, the square tapering legs with geometric inlay joined by an X-shaped stretcher centred by a raised rectangular platform with conforming ivory inlay, losses to cabinet 28in. (71.5cm.) wide; 75in. (191cm.) high; 15in. (38cm.) deep
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