Portable Slope Desk   Rosewood and ivory with silver mounts.   East India, Vizagapatham c. 1725-50   The treatment of the elegant tree motif on the lid relates to Coromandel chintzes fashionable in 1730s.   Closely related to catalogue no. 103 of The Clive Collection at Powis Castle, see Treasures from India, London, 1987.   Height 12 cm Width 43 cm Depth 33 cm