AN INDO-PORTUGUESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND BLACK LAC OVERLAID WOODEN CHEST GUJARAT, INDIA, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY Of rectangular form, decorated on all sides but the reverse with floral compositions of mother-of-pearl panels forming cusped medallions flanked by floral sprays amidst dense foliage on black lac ground, the borders with intertwined scrolling garlands, the hinged front opening to reveal five drawers with later restored decoration, the reverse plain, old losses 9 x 5 3/8 x 6 1/8in. (22 5/8 x 13.6 x 15.5cm.)
AN INDO-PORTUGUESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND BLACK LAC OVERLAID WOODEN CHEST GUJARAT, INDIA, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY Of rectangular form, decorated on all sides but the reverse with floral compositions of mother-of-pearl panels forming cusped medallions flanked by floral sprays amidst dense foliage on black lac ground, the borders with intertwined scrolling garlands, the hinged front opening to reveal five drawers with later restored decoration, the reverse plain, old losses 9 x 5 3/8 x 6 1/8in. (22 5/8 x 13.6 x 15.5cm.)
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