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AN INDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED CARVED WOOD AND WATER...

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AN INDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED CARVED WOOD AND WATER BUFFALO HORN SPICE BOX FOR THE EXPORT MARKET AN EYE FOR DETAIL: PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ESTATE IN NORTHERN LONDON Possibly Gujarat or Goa, India, 19th century Of elongated oval shape, resting on a flattened base of worked horn, the interior divided into eighteen small spike compartments, the central four ones shaped as a flower head, the hinged horn lid plain except for the crenelated silver sheet mount and silver studs decorating the edges, and three brass studs in the middle, 2.3cm x 12cm x 5.5cm.