Indian open book case
A Bombay wood Book Case
Western India, circa 1850-60
blackwood, carved, comprising three shelves edged with leafy bands, x-framed stretchers between the shelves, on 4 support columns with fruit-bearing vines, resting on 4 turned feet
120 x 41 x 132 cm.
Estimate:
£600 - 800
€700 - 940
US$ 900 - 1,200

Footnotes

  • Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the late Sir R.D. Sethna, (1854 - 1933) of Esplanade House, Bombay, adviser and lawyer of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda (reg. 1875 - 1939); acquired by the present owner's father circa 1970.

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art


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