Antique Victorian Era Vizagapatam Horn & Carved Ivory Desk Casket, Stamps Box flatware showing favorites of late Napoleonic

showing favorites of late Napoleonic Era to perhaps Louis-Philippe (c

the recipient would often be expected to respond and send the servant back with his or her reply again rolled and housed within the billet doux

Some slight surface scuffing possible and you can see dark tarnish spots on the interior

The heavy glass beadwork and fine wool and silk needlepoint are all in remarkably good form for a piece well over 160 years old

Papier mache started being made in the west (originated in the Orient) in the mid-18th century

Antique Victorian Era Vizagapatam Horn & Carved Ivory Desk Casket, Stamps Box flatware showing favorites of late NapoleonicFabulous antique mid 19th century Victorian era Anglo Indian Vizagapatam stamps box or desk casket, circa 1840s, with genuine horn veneers, carved ivory accenting and original interior. Referred to as Vizagapatam or Sadeli boxes because of their origins, made in British East India for the European market and aren't they gorgeous! The box is made of sandalwood but completely covered in genuine horn veneers and topped with ornate ivory or bone fretwork