A Mysore? ivory inlaid Writing Desk Southern India, circa 1880
A Mysore ivory-inlaid wood Writing Desk
Southern India, circa 1880
on four legs, rectangular with sloping lid, the front with two drawers, the hinged lid opening to reveal a row of four drawers beneath a band of arched compartments, the lid with a double-headed eagle from the Karnataka State coat of arms on a foliate vine ground, the front and sides with further foliate vine
61 x 45 x 46 cm.
Sold for £2,250 inc. premium

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art


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