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112. ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED SANDALWOOD, HORN, IVORY AND PORCUPINE QUILL WORK BOX,
Vizagapatam, mid-19 th century, of sarcophagus form, the hinged cover with lotus finial, the interior fitted with a compartmented
lift-out tray, on melon feet. Height 8 in. Width 13 ½ in. Depth 10 ½ in.
113. ENGLISH NEOCLASSICAL EBONY INLAID OAK DRUM TABLE, circa 1820, after designs by Thomas Hope.
Thomas Hope, author and virtuoso, employed his considerable fortune designing the furniture and decoration for his London House
on Cavendish Square. He published his designs 1807 in “Household Furniture and Decoration” and demonstrated a scholarly gift for
adapting Greek and Egyptian “antique” elements to furniture. This remarkable drum table is based on a model owned by Thomas
Hope (Plate XXXIX). The bold and decorative ebony details complement the flat geometric shapes. The tooled leather circular top
above a frieze of drawers raised on a concave tripod base ending in carved and ebonized winged paw feet. Hope is credited for having
“headed the classic movement” at the beginning of the 19 th century. Height 29 ½ in. Diameter 48 in.
Provenance: Florian Papp, New York, New York
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