Horn and ivory veneered sandalwood box, Vizagapatam, circa 1850. Photo courtesy Amir Mohtashemi Ltd. The sandalwood box entirely veneered in stained buffalo horn with engraved ivory straps and bosses and applied panels of ivory fretwork, eight of which...

Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam workbox, India, early 18th century.Photo courtesy Amir Mohtashemi. 14.5 x 49 x 36cm The ebony box is inlaid with delicate ivory floral scrolls which in turn comprise of three slivered layers of ivory and ebony, engraved and highlighted...

Ivory Flywhisk, India, Mughal 18th century. Carved ivory. LONDON.- Ivory has been the medium of choice for luxury and precious objects since Antiquity. Indian ivory objects were already in considerable demand during the Achaemenid Empire in Iran (650-330...