An Indo-Portuguese ivory inlaid wood table cabinet on stand with two hinged doors opening to reveal eight drawers, the fronts inlaid with ivory depicting flowers and trees surrounded by standing birds. Later stand of carved wood joined by curved iron stretchers. Gujerat or Sind, c. 1700. H. 36.5 cm. W. 54 cm. D. 40 cm. Cites included.
The designs on the drawers and the carved details on the back of this cabinet relate very closely to those on a fall-front cabinet illustrated in Amin Jaffer, Luxury Goods From India, London 2002, pp. 44–45.
Items that are made of ivory or contain parts of it, cannot be exported from Denmark to a country outside The European Union. Bidders residing outside the European Union are thus not able to acquire this piece.
Condition report available on request.