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Antique Anglo Indian (Vizagapatam)  horn box of sarcophagus form Circa 1840. 

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Description: Ref: 743SB http://hygra.com/box/743SB/ 

Anglo-Indian (Vizagapatam) box in wood covered in horn, of sarcophagus form, with a segmented radiating 
top culminating in a turned and carved floral finial. An Indian interpretation of English 
Regency aesthetic. This is a small box which shows absolute mastery of design.
Origin: India (Vizagapatam) ;  Circa: 1840 ; Materials: buffalo horn on wood.

 Size: 18.5 cm wide by 13 cm by 11cm:  7.3 inches wide by   5.1inches by   4.3 inches.

Condition: good overall for the type of work. There is a small patch on one of the facings and on 
one of the sides. Tiny nip on one corner. Slight moving away on account of the nature of 
the materials which do not always dry and shrink at the same rates; working lock and key; see images.

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 The box open. The facings are made of horn.
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The top showing the detail of the carved segmented panel. Each part narrows towards the 
centre where it meets the floral finial. 

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 A shrinkage crack in the sandalwood of the base has had a fillet of wood let in.

Underside of box showing the four turned horn feet.

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References:
See Antique Boxes Tea Caddies Society 
See: Furniture from British India and Ceylon Amin Jaffir
See: Luxury Goods from India: The Art of the Indian Cabinet-maker Amin Jaffer 2002

Other Anglo Indian boxes:

Below are some Anglo-Indian- boxes I have documented on our site. It is becoming increasingly hard to find examples which have survived with their integrity  

A sandalwood box of basket form veneered with porcupine quills framed with incised and lac filled ivory having a horn handle and standing on turned horn feet. Anglo Indian Vizagapatam circa 1850. 753SB: An Anglo Indian Vizagapatam radiating faded black buffalo horn of dramatic curved shape Circa 1835 737SB: Anglo-Indian, Vizagapatam, box in the form of a basket, the wooden frame covered in porcupine quills, framed in ivory which is incised and decorated in black lacquer, with a horn handle. It stands on turned horn feet. Circa 1850.   743SB: Anglo-Indian (Vizagapatam) box in wood covered in horn, of sarcophagus form, with a segmented radiating top culminating in a turned and carved floral finial. An Indian interpretation of English Regency aesthetic. This is a small box which shows absolute mastery of design. Circa 1840.    SB536: A sandalwood basket veneered in horn and ivory. Although such baskets were a popular Vizagapatam design, this one is very unusual in that it combines both solid ivory panels incised and lac filled in traditional plant motifs and fretted ivory work. Furthermore, the central cartouches are engraved with representations of Indian deities and not floral designs which was the normal decoration on such baskets. It stands on lion paw feet. The handle is decorated with scrolling flowers in characteristic fashion. Circa 1870.   SB421: Anglo Indian basket form box veneered with ebony and inlaid with Sadeli mosaic having an ebony handle and standing on turned ebony feet the inside lined with sandalwood. circa 1840.   TC135: An important and monumental Anglo Indian Vizagapatam black buffalo horn tea chest the horn fluted and framed by engraved horn panels, standing on turned and carved horn feet the inside contrasting having twin lift-out sandalwood canisters with incised and lac filled hinged ivory lids, flanking a cut crystal bowl. Circa 1835.   885JBAI: Antique rare first period Anglo Indian box veneered all over with <I>Sadeli</I>mosaic Circa 1800 width=  

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