An Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory sewing basket 19th century, the low basket veneered in ivory with black lac decoration throughout, beneath a central high set swing handle flanked by twin sloping lids, each opening to individual storage compartments below, raised on carved ivory paw feet, 30 cm wide. Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., antique boxes: inside and out, Antique Collector's Club, Suffolk, colour plate 585, p. 316.