Indian Art, Antique Indian Sadeli Casket, A Rare Veneered Wooden Casket Decorated With Carved Ivory Panels Depicting Hindu Scenes From The Epic Of The Ramayana, Silver Hinges, Lock And Keys, Bombay, India, Circa 1867.

References

References:

1- Indian Art-Exhibition, Delhi, 1903, The official Catalogue of Delhi Exhibition, 1902-1903, By Sir George Watt, Kt., C.I.E., M.B., ECT., Director. Printed in Calcutta.
For Marquetry and Veneering techniques please see the Sadeli or so-called Bombay Boxes with carved ivory panels please see the very similar Examples exhibited in the Plates No. 37 illustrated on pages 167.

2- Amin Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, London, 2001, For a comparable Sadeli Boxes please see the Bombay work boxes decorated with carved wooden panels lot Nos. 131 & 132 illustrated on pages 318 & 319.
Also please notice the similarity of our lot with the glove box lot No. 135 illustrated on page 320.