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Also found this by the same author on eBay:
Luxury Goods from India: The Art of the Indian Cabinet-Maker. You can pick this up for £20-30 so I’ve bought it and I’ll let you know if it’s any good.

 

collect what you love !!!!!!!

 

If I remember rightly this book is decades old? This has always been very pricey did you buy it?

 

I'm getting old and stupid, thanks Rabid I blame you lol I was looking through this thread and came across this book https://issuu.com/fresnelglenn/docs/india_v2_pdf/24 page 52
while reading it I remembered I was just looking at that type of box on ebay a few days ago so I rushed back to find it only to find out it sold 3 days ago
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/117323284237

 

It is quite old but is a really lovely book and places like Michael Backman Antiques in London use it as a reference. I did actually buy it but it was a lot cheaper than buying it from the U.K. or Europe. I bought it from the Strand Bookshop in Manhattan (the first time I have been there) and it’s amazing bookshop with a rare book room. Worth a look if you ever go to New York.

 

Ah but you don’t know how old I am - I do have a grey beard and moustache which my kids say makes my face look like a badgers bum (polite version). The brain cells are also ebbing away with the tides. Gutted for you about the box. I had a similar experience recently. Life always gets in the way. Very frustrating.