Bureau cabinet
Category
Ivory and bone
Date
circa 1785
Materials
Ivory, Wood
Place of origin
India
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 11187
Summary
An ivory, engraved ivory and penwork miniature bureau cabinet, Visakhapatnam, circa 1785. Shaped cresting above a frieze drawer and two panelled doors enclosing drawers. The lower section with a fall front encloses a fitted interior with a deep drawer below, decorated with architectural scenes within foliage borders.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.