A Bombay lacquered wood cabinet. Ca. 1880 or later - image-1
A Bombay lacquered wood cabinet. Ca. 1880 or later - image-2
A Bombay lacquered wood cabinet. Ca. 1880 or later - image-1A Bombay lacquered wood cabinet. Ca. 1880 or later - image-2

Lot 14 Dα

A Bombay lacquered wood cabinet. Ca. 1880 or later

Auction 1190 - overview Cologne
11.12.2021, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
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A Bombay lacquered wood cabinet. Ca. 1880 or later

Back splat and the entire body carved all over and partly pierced with scrolling foliage and cartouches with a floral motif. On either side of the curved door a carved pillar with foliage resting on tiger heads and paws. The door lock with a key. The greenish lacquering and the red lacquering inside possibly of later date.
Height 114 cm; width 97.9 cm; depth 39.9 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Cologne, acquired in the Belgian art trade in the 1950s/1960s

Literature

Compare: Amin Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon. London 2001, p. 348-349, cat. no. 165