A rosewood & ivory-inlaid work box, 18th century, Vizagapatam
71 x 51 x 57 cms (H x W x D)
The hinged rectangular top inlaid with a floral spray enclosed by a border of scrolling foliage and flower heads, the sides carved with scroll and leaf handles and flanked by floral sprays, the interior fitted with six divisions, on a later Victorian hardwood and ivory-mounted stand, with a double row of turned spindles joined by a stretcher, on out-swept legs with brass capping and castors, applied with turned ivory bosses, 71 x 51 x 57 cms (H x W x D)