Carved ivory case, opening above by a lid, with a drawer in front surmounted by an oval medallion flanked by foliage scrolls and neoclassical vases, decorated with a lioness in a frame of vine shoots and antique profiles, the reverse side with a panel representing a sacrifice scene, the sides with velum medallions representing an allegory of Melancholy and Endymion's Dream, the curved uprights decorated with simulated scales resting on claw feet; (accidents, damages and restorations). India-England, early 19th century. H : 19 cm, W : 28 cm, D : 16 cm