Description: For your consideration, a ca. 1920s Anglo Indian Micro Sadeli Mosaic Inlaid Box. Featuring an intricately inlaid Anglo Indian box with floral and geometric Moorish Sadeli design in a hexagonal shape with micro mosaic marquetry - very delicate art work. Measures 7" x 7" x 4 1/2" h. In excellent vintage condition. Will be carefully tissue wrapped, triple bubble wrapped, double boxed and insured for safe shipment. Thanks for stopping in - please be sure to check out my other unique collectible offerings. ****** History of Sadeli Mosaics Museum collector piece like the one in Doris Duke Islamic Art Museum. The repeating geometric patterns of Sadeli Mosaic are what give it beauty and richness. This decorative technique is a type of micro mosaic featuring repeating geometric patterns. A highly skilled craft, it has had a long history in India and the Middle East with early examples dating back to the 16th century. In the 1800s, it became popular as a decoration on a variety of boxes, card cases, and chess boards imported from India. Since Bombay became a center of making them, they became known as Bombay boxes. The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before Indian boxes appeared. The designs on early boxes look deceptively simple. The fact is they emerged from a culture which had mastered geometry and understood how to generate a pattern from a set number of points. The patterns are so harmoniously combined that their incredible complexity isn’t immediately apparent to the viewer.
Price: 400 USD
Location: Chicago, Illinois
End Time: 2024-02-02T22:41:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Features: mosaic
Department: Adults
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 7 in
Pattern: Mosaic
Time Period Manufactured: 1920-1949
Item Length: 7 in
Item Height: 4 1/4 in
Subject: does not apply
Collection: does not apply
Occasion: All Occasions
Era: Early 20th Century (1911-1940)
Size: Small
Country/Region of Manufacture: India
Material: Wood, Bone
UPC: Does Not Apply
Customized: No
Shape: Hexagonal
Character: Does Not Apply
Composition: Wood
Engraved: No
Finish: Lacquered
Additional Parts Required: No
Brand: does not apply
Style: Abstract
Color: Multicolor
Theme: does not apply
Type: Box
