Description

Mid C19th Indian painted and varnished table-top casket on stand .
Inspired by lacquer-work from the Far East and produced in Bareilly , India . Decorated entirely with a design featuring Chinese-style landscapes with pagodas , figures and willow trees.
The rectangular lidded casket on a loose stand of scrolling form all with corresponding decoration . The interior of the lid with original vivid paintwork and retaining a partial paper retail label . A lift-out mahogany interior tray with multiple divided sections concealing a void below .
In good original �as found� countryhouse condition with only minor wear and losses to the painted surface .
Probably produced as a stationary or jewellery box .
Large floor-standing trunks-on-stand of this type were also produced , but this being a rarely seen miniature example .
*NB For a larger-scale example see Dr. Amin Jaffer �Luxury Goods From India � p.107 , a study of the collection of fine Indian furniture and items in the collection of the V & A Museum , London.
H 11�
W 14�
D 9�
India , Bareilly c.1860
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