Antique Anglo-Indian Octagonal Mughal Moorish Table with Bone Inlay India

Vintage Anglo-Indian silvered wrapped clad side low table. Anglo Raj side low table hand-hammered with repousse silver metal work over wood very nice and unusual. Great vintage Anglo...

Vintage Anglo-Indian silver wrapped clad side low table. Anglo Raj side low table hand-hammered with repousse silver metal work over wood very nice and unusual. Great vintage Anglo-I...

Anglo Indian Mughal teak inlaid side square table. Fine and elegant Moorish table square shape inlaid end table with an elaborate Indian Mughal scene hand carved and bone inlay. Size: 20 in. x 20 in square x 18 in Height. Handmade in India circa 1950s. Anglo Indian inlaid furniture...

Nice and unusual Indian Mughal style large decorative box, filigree and carved horn. Anglo-Indian footed domed box with exceptional engraved details throughout with filigree and carved veneered bone plaques with arabesque carving. Vizagapatam, late 19th century. History of the Anglo-Indian Boxes Beginning in the early part of the 18th century, Indian artisans made what came to be known as Anglo-Indian boxes for the English residents living in India, who eventually brought or sent them back to England. At the beginning of the 19th century, India began exporting these boxes commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the 1850s. People valued them so highly that manufacturers of tins copied the designs on them in the late 19th and early 20th century. Anglo-Indian boxes fall into four groups: Rosewood or ebony boxes inlaid; sandalwood boxes veneered; sandalwood boxes covered with Sadeli mosaic; and carved boxes often combined with Sadeli mosaic/ The first two categories came from Vizagapatam in East India while the last two came from Bombay in West India. English traders discovered the rich woods and intricate workmanship of Indian artisans, so colonial government officials began to recognize the work of the Indian artists and craftsmen as a source for satisfying the need for furniture and boxes, which would both serve to enhance English households in India. This gave rise to the cabinetmaking workshops in Vizagapatam between Calcutta and Madras. Craftsmen made the first boxes to be decorated with Sadeli mosaic of rosewood or ebony, incised to give further definition to the decoration, directly inlaid into the wood. The shape of the early boxes was either sloping at the front with a flatter section at the back, reminiscent of English writing slopes, or rectangular. Artisans inlaid the borders with stylized floral scrolls and the centers with a single floral motif following a circular or oval symmetrical or asymmetrical pattern. The edging was ornamental and protective, both helped protect the end grain against the weather. Made in Vizagapatam, situated on the south east coast of India, near Madras These exotic boxes...

Rosewood Anglo Indian table with a round top. The top is intricately carved with a border of several motifs, including a jungle complete with big ca...

Impressive antique Anglo Indian stand or table with a rosewood octagon top having elaborate brass floral inlays over an eight sided mahogany base wi...

Indian table made in the region of Hoshiapur late 19th century circa 1880, this attractive side table is profusely inlayed with bone to the top and base, barbers pole decoration to t...

Taj Mahal Anglo-Indian rosewood side table We are proud to offer a stunning and Anglo-Indian hand carved rosewood and inlaid side table dep...