An inlaid Regency coromandel workbox, circa 1820-30, the vigorously figured box with partial blue silk lining and a fitted tray, finely inlaid in brass, mother-of-pearl and abalone shell to the lid and facade depicting a formal fountain with male figures holding clam shells, framed by trailing lotus blooms issuing from giant clams to the corners, height 14.5 cm width 30.5 cm depth 22.5 cm