AN INDIAN BONE, MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND IVORY-INLAID SITAR Northern or Central India, 19th century Of typical design, with a gourd-shaped resonance chamber and a long hollow neck, only one string remaining of the original seven, the wood plain, the resonance chamber and the neck decorated with micro-mosaic of bone, ivory and mother-of-pearl tesserae shaped as floral tendrils, rosettes, birds and spotted quadrupeds, the decorative style of the marquetry work in tune with the Indo-Portuguese Goa production, 99cm high. This item may require Export or CITES licences in order to leave the UK or the European Union. It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that lots have the relevant licences before shipping.