An Anglo-Indian padouk and ebonised sofa table, Coromandel Coast, second half 19th century

the serpentine top richly carved in low relief with a dense foliate surround, figures and a leaf tip border, centred by a vignette depicting Vishnu resting on Ananta-Shesha with his holy wife, Laksmi, kneeling at his feet, above an ebonised lower section of conforming foliate design, with dual supports enlivened by eagle terminals, united by a cross stretcher, raised on four scroll supports
76 cm high, 107 cm wide, 60.5 cm deep

Condition Report

Structurally sound; medium to heavy marks to the top, particularly two clusters of heavy indentations to either end of the vacant area surrounding the central scene on the top; section of loss to the leaf tip border approximately 1 cm long x 5 mm deep; minor losses to carved decoration throughout, but generally complete; overall surface dust.

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