Lot 328
FINE INDIAN CARVED IVORY PRESENTATION SCROLL CASE
CIRCA 1900
Auction: 26 March 2013 at 11:00 GMT
£3,250
Description
the hinged cover surmounted by an elephant finial, opening to reveal a cylindrical void interior, the square and facetted column carved with foliate scroll panels, raised on a stepped gadrooned and ebony veneered base ending in squat bun feet, in a fitted blue velvet lined wooden case
Dimensions
60cm high ( 72 x 29 x 29 cm in box)
Footnote
Bears gilt metal plaque: 'Presented by Members of The Legal Profession in Ceylon, to Sir Archibald Campbell Lawerie, Kt, Senior Puisne Justice of The Supreme Court, On His Retirement From Public Service, 25th August, 1901.