Serpentine Colonial Coromandel Box with Tea Canisters, Anglo-Indian circa 1850

List: $4,500

A serpentine-lidded coromandel box with a moulded top and continuous undulating sides. The exterior displays characteristic grain patterning associated with coromandel wood, with a warm surface tone and dark linear figuring. The interior is arranged with three lidded tea canisters, each with raised panelled lids and small metal ring pulls, set above a deeper compartment. The interior lid is plain with framed edges. Hinges, escutcheon, with working lock and key; on a subtly shaped base following the contour of the sides. Anglo-Indian circa 1850

Height: 8 in. (20 cm.)
Width: 11.5 in. (29 cm.)
Depth: 9 in. (23 cm.)

• Dimensions: 11.5 × 9 × 8 in
• Item Number: SW-165
• Country: England
• Period: Mid 19th Century, Victorian
• Creation Date: Circa 1850
• Materials: Coromandel
• Height: 20 cm., 8 in.
• Length: 11.5 in., 29 cm.
• Depth: 23 cm., 9 in.
• Condition: Very good