An Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam ivory-inlaid ebony casket, circa 1720-30

the ebony body inlaid with entwining ivory floral scrolls set engraved with lac details, silver lock-plate, flowerhead mounts, hinged cover opening to reveal rosewood compartments with three small drawers with ivory mounts, one four carved ivory feline paws

In generally good condition, some staining to ivory and some probably restored, minor nicks to surface, each side with two small drill holes as evidence there must have been small handles, the metal hinges to interior, one loose (missing screws), lock plate not working, some cracks in wood with infill, as viewed.
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A similar ebony casket with fine floral scrolls with lac details is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, inv. no.402-1854 (published in A. Jaffer, Furniture from British Indian and Ceylon: A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum, 2001, p.181, no.34).