Ivory and tortoiseshell Portuguese-Indian box – £17,500 at Dawson’s.
Catalogued as Anglo-Indian but probably Indo-Portuguese, this ivory, tortoiseshell and white metal casket, below, was a box of delight for the vendor.
The 9¾in (24cm) wide box, with a serpent head handle and a hinged side door concealing two drawers, was offered by Dawson’s (20% buyer’s premium) at Maidenhead on May 26.