Anglo-Indian Furniture

The solid rectangular top with carved gadrooned edge; over two frieze drawers with drop handles flanking an arched kneehole ,rope detail and further linear, raised on boldly turned a...

English Regency (Anglo-Indian) (Mid-19th Century) style black lacquered and parcel silver gilt carved and trimmed side table with scallop design edged top on 3 elephant mask legs. C...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, super decorative antique Islamic Anglo Indian Sadeli Micro Mosaic Card Case A wonderfully orig...

Hindu wooden baul with secret compartments, end of the 18th century.

Two zebra velvet textile safari style pillows, 21” square and 21” by 14”. Both with feather down inserts.

Anglo Indian silver plate on brass jardinière or planter with elephant head handles, perfect for orchid arrangements.

Carved stone architectural element depicting a uniformed rider on horseback in a formal pose. Carved from a single block the full round carving includes the horse from just behind th...

For your consideration, vintage bronze Buddah head sculpture with beautiful verdigris patina. Unmarked, no information available about the maker or country of origin. Dimensions: 1...

Painting on canvas of a Hindu temple with a charming naive style and vibrant colors reminiscent of Indian textiles. Signed in the lower right H Cole, and ...

Vintage embroidery of the iconic architectural marvel - TAJ MAHAL (Agra - India) - completely hand-worked with gilt and multi-colored satin threads - velvet background - circa 1970's...

English Anglo-Indian (mid-19th century) teak and padauk circular table with a filigree apron and pedestal base having intricate foliate and aviary carvings.

Asian Burmese-style (19th Century) stripped teak pedestal base table with round top and 3 figural heads on base feet. Fragile piece.

This is an antique celebration chest. An Indian, teak and brass trunk, ideal as an occasional coffee table, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Handsome Anglo-Indian tr...

This antique serving tray is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from India and date to approximately 1920 and done in a period Anglo-Indian...

This seemingly simple wooden vase is a design object of infinite beauty and elegance that can be placed in either an antique or a modern or contemporary setting. They are Indian arte...

Hand carved inlaid Anglo Indian sofa.

An Anglo-Indian carved wooden armchair from circa 1900 with carved back and mythical creatures on the arms. This magnificent Anglo-Indian carved wooden armchair, dating from circa 19...

Burmese silver pocket cigarette case, late 19th century. This well-crafted box is typical of Burmese work for the Anglo-colonial market in the...

We are delighted to offer for sale This beautiful little Anglo-Indian inlaid square wooden table. We have lightly restored this by cleaning, wax...

Large Carved Oak Overmantel This is a very skilfully carved large piece, it is a large mirror set in a superbly carved frame The Mirror is in good attractive condition, it is 45...

We are delighted to offer for sale this is for an original solid Hardwood Anglo-Indian Burmese hand carved chair The condition is good, it has been restored to include having the ...

An Anglo-Indian period walnut commode from the 19th century, with five drawers, floral inlay and gadrooned hardware. Created during the 19th century, this walnut commode features a r...

A fine Indian Raj period carved soapstone study of a large elephant carrying two Maharajas and their guide seated high on its back in an elaborate carriage surrounded by a group of young elephants. This superb carving shows great skill from the highly proficient craftsman who has deeply carved and pierced the study with three dimensional detailing. And just to make his work more difficult the body of the large elephant is hollow carved and pierced with a small perfectly carved study of another elephant at its centre which is incredibly difficult to achieve working through the tight delicately carved and pierced scrolls which form its body. Indian, circa 1910 Height 21cm x width 11cm x depth 9cm Thank you for looking at this unusual hand carved soapstone elephant...

Massive Royal Indian Dining/Banqueting Table from the collection of Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the Maharaja of Baroda. Made from ebonies solid jackfruit wood. This magnificent feasti...

A vintage wicker pencil reed and glass top drinks side table or stool in the Anglo Raj style, circa 20th century, India. Stool is sturdy and well-made and can support a human being (...

A vintage Anglo-Indian hand-carved solid wood round tripod pedestal end table with stunning brass inlay throughout. Hand-crafted in India in the second half of the 20th century, ...

Made from cognac colored silk taffeta and cognac colored silk velvet, this large rectangular lumbar pillow is uncomplicated yet voluptuous. It's all about the combination of textures...

The Mughal miniature painting, created with a single-hair brush on delicate rice paper, is a fine example of the extraordinary skill and precision characteristic of Mughal art. This ...

PRESENTING A LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Sadeli Mosaic Inlaid Sewing Box. Made in Bombay, India, circa 1880. The box is made of sandalwood with highly carved raised teak wood panels on all sides, depicting temple scenes, animals and foliage. The box is in a sarcophagus form. It is edged in bone (and we can tell it is bone and not ivory, from the color and evidence of capillaries, which are not found in ivory), and banded with Bombay Sadeli mosaic and ebony veneer. The lid opens to reveal a removable tray with various open compartments and lidded compartments. 5 lidded compartments, 1 unlidded compartment and 8 holders for thimbles, etc The tray lifts to reveal a blue velvet (original) lined section, for storing jewelry etc, with sections for collars etc. The inside of the lid has a removable mirror (the mirror is missing on this one but can easily be replaced). Behind the mirror is the original green velvet lining. It has its original brass carry handles on the sides and sits on 4 silvered button feet (of recent origin). Some repairs to the exterior and condition issues (priced accordingly), but still a LOVELY COLLECTIBLE box! These boxes were made by superb Indian craftsmen, specifically for sale to the ruling British elite. These types of boxes, carved padouk and sandalwood, (whilst beautiful and superbly crafted) were of a lesser quality, than the more profusely and intricately mosaic inlay, tortoiseshell and ivory boxes, made for the British ‘Upper Classes’ in the areas of Bombay and Vizagapatam. These type of boxes were much more affordable back in 1880 (and indeed today) and would probably have been bought by mid-level diplomats, civil servants or visitors. Sewing boxes (in general), were in EVERY Victorian home in Britain in the 19th century and like other boxes etc were ‘status symbols’ of your place in society! The more ornate the box, the more ‘Upper Class’ you were! SADELI MOSAIC: “Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins. The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before the Anglo Indian boxes were made. It was a technique, which required a high degree of skill and patience. It was executed very lavishly, in that the frequent cuts wasted a great amount of the precious materials used. The workmanship was however more than commensurable to the value of the materials. Ivory, silver, pewter (or other metals), wood and Horn were cut into faceted rods which were bound together to form geometric patterns. When the glue has set, the rods were sliced in transverse sections. This gave the maker a number of angled circular pieces in the original pattern. Several variations of patterns could be achieved by combining the materials in different ways. The ivory was sometimes dyed green to give an extra color. The mosaic pieces in a combination of patterns, often separated by ivory, ebony, Horn or silver stringing were used to veneer sandalwood boxes. In the early boxes, which date from the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, there are large panels of mosaic covering tops and sides of boxes. It took incredible skill to cover such large areas without any shakes or wavering of the pattern. The corners and joins on these boxes are impeccably matched. The makers (reputed to be Persian) of Sadeli mosaic made in the first two decades of the 19th century displayed a total understanding of the qualities of the different materials they used. They combined substances, which can expand and contract according to atmospheric conditions with others, which are hard and unyielding. The result was a sharp definition of the lines and patterns, which made up the whole design. On the early boxes the designs look deceptively simple. The fact is, they emerged from a culture, which had mastered geometry and understood how to generate a pattern from a set number of points. The patterns are so harmoniously combined that their incredible complexity is not immediately apparent. The earliest Sadeli boxes...

The miniature is made of a wood similar to walnut, more likely an Asian rosewood. On the surface, it has floral motif decorations, believed to be made by inlay in a metal alloy. The ...

This is a pair of antique presentation serving dishes. An Indian, silver plated decorative bowl with relief detail and fish motif to centre, dating to the early Victorian period, cir...

Offered here is an Anglo-Indian watercolor Painting of Tipu Sultan's Fortress in Nundydroog, Mysore. A tag on the back indicates "The Fort, Nundy, Droog, Mysore, 1853" and it comes f...

hindu chair, old of the beginning of the 18th century, made of wood with wrought iron, it has wear and deterioration due to antiquity.

Hand-carved large wooden Anglo-Raj jewelry box. Early 20th century wood box richly decorated overall with arabesques and floral carving. Hinged lid shallow relief carving with interi...

This superb hand carved sandalwood figure is Indian from the Raj period and dates to circa 1900. It depicts the Hindu goddess Parvati, who represents love, fertility and devotion. Parvati is beautiful. She is semi-naked and very ornate in her elaborate costume. She is holding her Deity son Ganesha, who is part human with an elephant’s head and is known in Hindu mythology as the remover of obstacles. This remarkable figure group is carved from solid sandalwood, the very material that Hindu mythology suggests Parvati made her son Ganesha from. The figure group is exceptionally well carved equal to what could be described in European circles as exhibition quality. The finely carved figure is raised and mounted onto an elaborate carved and moulded stepped stand made from matching figured sandalwood. This very fine piece of Hindu art...

This superb Indian work of art is finely hand carved from a single large piece of rich dense well figured hardwood and it is remarkable in its detail. It portrays a very large Indian elephant...

This is a gorgeous folding tray table crafted from rosewood with wonderful inlayed brass and copper floral and leaf coordinating patterns on opposite corners and lovely delicate scro...

An Anglo-Indian tiered shelf from the early 20th century, with richly carved structure, scrolling foliage, reddish brown accents and black paint. Hand-crafted during the second quart...

Anglo Indian Painted Doors in Original Frame, Wall Art These beautiful wooden doors would look fabulous on a wall as decoration or relocated in ...

PRESENTING A GORGEOUS 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Sadeli Mosaic Sarcophagus Sewing Box. Made in Bombay, India circa 1860-80. Box made of sandalwood with highly carved teak wood reliefs and panels on all sides. Edged with bone and ebony veneers and glorious sadeli mosaic, made from tiny pieces of faux ivory, pewter, green semi-precious stone. The box is in a sarcophagus form with domed lid. The original brass carry handles are on the sides. The interior is in great condition and consists of a removeable mirror under the lid portion, with the original red velvet lining behind it. The base is removeable and contains a number of lidded compartments. 6 of the interior lids on the base, are each inlaid with sadeli mosaic banding. The rest are also carved and chased. The interior is fully complete with 7 lidded faux ivory/bone, thread canisters with sadeli domes and the original bone thimble. The box sits on 4 brass ball or bun feet with the original velvet lining on the base. Some minor repairs and losses, but this box is fully complete. This is ‘rare’ as many of these boxes have not survived in such condition! Included in the sale are 2 photos that were in the box (under the base tray). Interestingly, one of them is a view of downtown Nassau, New Providence (Bermuda) from the early 20C and stamped on the rear. What a ‘journey’ this piece has made! Made in India … travelled to Bermuda, probably via Britain … back to Ireland (where we bought it) …. then to Texas! These boxes were made by superb Indian craftsmen, specifically for sale to the ruling British elite. These types of boxes, carved padouk and sandalwood, (whilst beautiful and superbly crafted) were of a lesser quality, than the more profusely and intricately mosaic inlay, tortoiseshell and ivory boxes, made for the British ‘Upper Classes’ in the areas of Bombay and Vizagapatam. These type of boxes were much more affordable back in 1880 (and indeed today) and would probably have been bought by mid-level diplomats, civil servants or visitors. Sewing boxes (in general), were in EVERY Victorian home in Britain in the 19th Century and like other boxes etc were ‘status symbols’ of your place in society! The more ornate the box, the more ‘Upper Class’ you were! Of it’s type, this one, is one of the very higher quality one’s, than the norm! SADELI MOSAIC: “Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins. The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before the Anglo Indian boxes were made. It was a technique, which required a high degree of skill and patience. It was executed very lavishly, in that the frequent cuts wasted a great amount of the precious materials used. The workmanship was however more than commensurable to the value of the materials. Ivory, silver, pewter (or other metals), wood and horn were cut into faceted rods which were bound together to form geometric patterns. When the glue has set, the rods were sliced in transverse sections. This gave the maker a number of angled circular pieces in the original pattern. Several variations of patterns could be achieved by combining the materials in different ways. The ivory was sometimes dyed green to give an extra color. The mosaic pieces in a combination of patterns, often separated by ivory, ebony, horn or silver stringing were used to veneer sandalwood boxes. In the early boxes, which date from the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, there are large panels of mosaic covering tops and sides of boxes. It took incredible skill to cover such large areas without any shakes or wavering of the pattern. The corners and joins on these boxes are impeccably matched. The makers (reputed to be Persian) of Sadeli mosaic made in the first two decades of the 19th century displayed a total understanding of the qualities of the different materials they used. They combined substances, which can expand and contract according to atmospheric conditions with others, which are hard and unyielding. The result was a sharp definition of the lines and patterns, which made up the whole design. On the early boxes the designs look deceptively simple. The fact is, they emerged from a culture, which had mastered geometry and understood how to generate a pattern from a set number of points. The patterns are so harmoniously combined that their incredible complexity is not immediately apparent. The earliest Sadeli boxes...

A small Sinhalese Porcupine Quill Box with a sliding lid. The panels of porcupine quill panels arranged in a chevron pattern, bordered with ebony and bone inlaid banding. Ceylonese ...

Caribbean mahogany center table with carved reeded bulbous pedestal, scrolled floral motif, and ending on lions paw feet with original brass casters. ( Barbados ) Early 19th century

Magnificent antique Indonesian Maduran Imperial wedding or “Jodang” dowry chests for Bride & Groom both composed of camphor wood with hand carved, painted, & gilded details, and pati...

A pair of well carved 19th Century Anglo Indian hardwood torchers, profusely carved all over, dome petal shaped tops comprising of various foliage and berry's, circular centre with a...

This Anglo Indian style chest of drawers radiates charm with ten starburst-relief carved drawers with campaign-style drawer handles, set on turned bun feet. Crafted in mahogany and m...

This vintage ornately embroidered clutch styled evening handbag was made in India in approximately 1940 in the period Anglo-Indian style. The outer shell of the purse is constructed ...

Lofty 19th century Anglo Indian table handcrafted in mahogany featuring an octagon form top having a center panel ambitiously carved in delicate floral open fretwork designs inside a...

An antique painted cloth panel from India. May have been a back drop for a theater or a large wall hanging. It has a wonderful worn old patina and would ...

Anglo Indian painted doors in original frame, wall art These beautiful wooden doors would look fabulous on a wall as decoration or relocated in ...

Early 20th Century Inlaid Hardwood Anglo Indian Collectors Chest This small collector’s chest of drawers is very pleasing to the eye. It is construct...

A two-part rosewood Anglo Indian campaign chest. Each section fitted with recessed brass handles on each side and protective brass corner m...

Richly carved hardwood Indian box for storage of fans in a fine quality Late 19th century length 38 cm, width 6.5 and 12.5 cm, height 7 cm Aged patina

A very decorative and elaborate inlaid late 19th century folding scissors Savonarola armchair. With a carved foliate and twin peacock back rail, le...

A very exotic and large-scale decorator mirror with giltwood frame. The mirror insets have a textured edging around each mirror. The upper portion of the frame is styled with a drapi...

Indian Folk Art Painted Treasure Chest This is a pretty piece, the chest is painted in the detailed Indian Folk Art Style in warm red colours showing stylised leaves and flowers The...

Flowers: Made in India, O.D.J. Maker's mark. No marks on heart.

Double height carved Indian box An unusual piece with 2 levels, the top of the box in the octagonal shape has an opening lid. The lower is recta...

A large Anglo Indian padouk wood Lazy Susan, the scalloped circular top on a revolving base with eight legs, boldly carved with C-scrolls linked by ant...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning 19th century Anglo Indian hand carved rosewood padouk centre or dining table A very decorative and good looking piece of art furni...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of extremely ornate hand carved Anglo Indian Burmese Peacock armchairs What can I say, these have to be the most decorative cha...