A Dutch Colonial Corolmandel Case Ceylon

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Description

A rectangular calamander or “coromandel” box, hiding a secret drawer, with a gilt brass lock plate and handle on the lid. The wood came most probably from the Sri Lankan tree that yields coromandel ebony “Diospyros” and was used for many luxury pieces of small furniture and boxes like these.

Origin and period
Dutch Colony, Ceylon
Name
A Dutch Colonial Corolmandel Case Ceylon
Categories
Furniture Case Pieces & Storage Other Case Pieces
Periods
Before 1600 Late XVIIth Century
Materials
Colonial hard wood
Measurements
Height: 15 cm, Width: 28 cm, Depth: 15 cm
Reference
VNAA181108

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