An Indian colonial tortoiseshell and bone veneered teak portable two-door cabinet
Mughal India, Gujarat, 2nd half 17th century
H. 22.4 x W. 30.3 x D. 26.8 cm
The finely tortoiseshell and bone veneered cabinet has six drawers behind two doors. Originally ordered by the Portuguese, and made after German, Augsburg and Nuremberg 16th and early 17th century models, this type of cabinet became very sought after not only in Europe but also with the high-society and nobility in India itself.
H. 22.4 x W. 30.3 x D. 26.8 cm
The finely tortoiseshell and bone veneered cabinet has six drawers behind two doors. Originally ordered by the Portuguese, and made after German, Augsburg and Nuremberg 16th and early 17th century models, this type of cabinet became very sought after not only in Europe but also with the high-society and nobility in India itself.
