A box with drawer

A box with drawer, teak, partial ebony covering, ebony and ivory inlays "secant circles - «diaprés» - centered by star and diamonds", pierced copper and gilt hardware, compartmentalised interior with covers of similar decoration and two receptacles for inkwell and pounce pot with covers without decoration, Indo-Portuguese, 17th C. (2nd half), cracks, small restoration, other minor faults and defects, missing inkwell and pounce pot deposits, non-original feet. Notes: identical copy is reproduced in DIAS, Pedro - "Mobiliário Indo - Português". Moreira de Cónegos: Imaginalis, 2013, p. 76. a) This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified: nr 24PTLX06806C; b) Several countries prohibit the import of goods that incorporate materials from protected wild fauna and flora species, including, among others, ivory, coral and turtle; c) In Portugal, according to the forecast transposition into the Portuguese legislation of the more recent EU guidance document concerning ivory commerce, the issuing of reexport certifications for non EU countries is suspended; d) We therefore advise potential buyers to inform themselves in advance on the applicable legislation, in particular the customs regulations in force in the countries concerned., Dim. - 23 x 44,5 x 37,5 cm