Used to describe furniture and objects made in India from the 18th century onwards by Indian cabinetmakers using local timbers and accessories, for the colonial British market and wealthy locals, that was a fusion of the styles and techniques of the two cultures. Teak, camphor wood, padouk, coromandel and ebony were common timbers, and the furniture was sometimes inlaid with ivory or bone, and usually extensively carved with Indian themes including elephants and intricate foliate designs. Similar furniture was made in other colonies such as Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Kashmir.

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Ladies sewing box, carved Anglo Indian with inner compartments.…

Carved Anglo Indian Ladies Sewing Box with Compartments

Ladies sewing box, carved Anglo Indian with inner compartments. Width 30 cm

Stunning Anglo-Indian sewing box, in horn, of fluted…

Anglo-Indian Horn Sewing Box with Ivory Interior

Stunning Anglo-Indian sewing box, in horn, of fluted sarcophagus form, opening to reveal a beautifully fitted interior in ivory and horn, with cotton reels and pin cushion, 21 cm x 27 cm x 20 cm

A fine Regency period Anglo-Indian rosewood 'Ladies Companion'…

Regency Rosewood Anglo-Indian Ladies Companion Box

A fine Regency period Anglo-Indian rosewood 'Ladies Companion' box, Scarcophagus form with ring handles and carved feet, inlaid with exotic patterns in mother-of-pearl. The interior fitted with drawers including a silk lined jewellery compartment, a…

An Anglo-Indian ebony sewing box, mid 19th century, comprised…

Mid 19th Century Anglo-Indian Ebony Sewing Box

An Anglo-Indian ebony sewing box, mid 19th century, comprised of carved reeded ebony panels, enclosing a fitted interior with various compartments with decorative bone and tortoiseshell patterned covers., 13.5 cm high, 38 cm long, 23 cm wide

An Anglo-Indian horn sewing box, mid 19th century, of…

Reeded Horn Sewing Box with Sandalwood Fittings

An Anglo-Indian horn sewing box, mid 19th century, of sarcophagus form, covered in reeded and radiating pieces of horn, supported on bun feet. The domed lid surmounted with a flower finial, enclosing a fitted sandalwood interior with a various…

An Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam sandalwood sewing box, mid 19th…

Anglo-Indian Sandalwood Sewing Box with Ivory Accessories

An Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam sandalwood sewing box, mid 19th century, the casket shaped box finely carved in relief with animals and foliate motifs in low relief between bone and sadeli mosaic borders, the complete compartmentalised interior with petite…

An Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam ivory and Lac engraved sewing box,…

Anglo-Indian Ivory Sewing Box with Floral Engravings

An Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam ivory and Lac engraved sewing box, mid 19th century, the twin lidded tapering box with a swing handle, having shaped edges and arabesque and trailing floral border patterns throughout, centred with a monogram, and raised on paw…

An Anglo-Indian carved and ivory inlaid sewing box, circa 1900,…

Anglo-Indian Ivory-Inlaid Sewing Box with Animal Motifs

An Anglo-Indian carved and ivory inlaid sewing box, circa 1900, decorated with monkeys and birds, fitted interior, 9 cm high, 25 cm wide, 19 cm deep

An Anglo Indian sandalwood and sadeli mosaic sewing box, mid…

Anglo Indian Sandalwood Sewing Box with Sadeli Mosaic Inlay

An Anglo Indian sandalwood and sadeli mosaic sewing box, mid 19th century, the hinged lid inset with a relief carved landscape panel, internally fitted and complete with original ivory and mosaic inlaid compartment lids and bobbins, 31.5 cm wide note: the…

Anglo-Indian sewing box with bone and ivory decoration on four…

Anglo-Indian Bone and Ivory Sewing Box

Anglo-Indian sewing box with bone and ivory decoration on four claw feet. Interior with internal fitted tray. Dimensions 28.5 x 23 x 12 cm