Hindu Sandalwood Anglo Indian Antique Box Domed Lid

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This is a gorgeous antique sandalwood 9 1/4" x 4 3/4" x 3" jewelry box made in India in the 1800's for the British, who ruled India then. It is in remarkable shape for its age and has a strong natural sandalwood fragrance inside.

It is a highly unusual and rare piece. I have never seen a carved sandalwood

box with a domed lid unless it was a vizagapatam bone and shell type box.

Most carved sandalwood boxes are flat on top. Also, this piece was made

without a lock. The only boxes I have seen without locks were really small

boxes, but this is a fairly large piece. This box is EXCELLENT, only a tiny

chip underneath the back left corner, some zigzag missing on top right and a

hairline crack on the edge of the bottom. They are hard to see unless you're

looking for them.There are specks of residue in various areas, especially the

sides. Inside the lid, theres some residue in the right corner.

I'm not sure if it is sap or some kind of glue they used back then. It is yellow.

On the lid there are three angels. The middle angel is holding a garland

and the two on the sides appear to be half bird, half human. They have talons.

The background is so intricate with tiny zigzags and European style vines

and flowers. The front of the box shows four deer. There's a monkey on the

left and right sides of the box.On the back, there are two dogs and two rabbits.

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