Antique Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Silver Box
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Ebony - Ebony is a close grained timber, black in colour. It has a fine texture which can be polished to a high gloss, making it suitable for venereering, inlay and stringing and its use as solid timber is resticted to small decorative items and ornamental decoration, such as chess pieces and musical instrument parts. The term "ebonised" means "faux ebony", timber that has been darkened during the polishing process to resemble ebony.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
Georgian mahogany sarcophagus tea caddy with two interior lidded containers and a cut glass bowl. One foot is loose and some damage to one corner. Dimensions 33 x 18 x 16 cm
Late Regency mahogany sarcophagus tea caddy, with 3 section interior, lids with original turned ivory knobs, 27 cm x 13.5 cm, 15 cm high approx.
Regency period sarcophagus tea caddy, flame mahogany with twin lidded interior, 22 cm wide, 16 cm high approx
Regency beefwood tea caddy, with brass ring handles and interior of satinwood with central mixing bowl. Length 30 cm Height 18 cm