Featured Ivory inlaid box, Spanish? Indian? Date?

I just found a antique dealer in Peru who is selling this box, I asked them for a date on mine. They list this as "Marqueted coquera/herbadora, handmade, wrought iron plate without key. SOLD!!!!!!!!!"

 

do u think they're legit enuf for a good answer ??.

 

I think the other stuff they had was good enough for a informed answer but if I get an answer is a different matter 1) because I wrote in English and 2) because I saw it took 6 weeks for them to reply to another question.
This is their FB page https://www.facebook.com/antiguedadeselcentauro

 

keep us in the loop !!!

 

Oh BTW I saw on their FB site a 1880's English box saying it's 1920's lol So I'm not sure.

 

It's clearly the same sort of box as mine and the one I found on worthpoint

 

seems they have some nice boxes...and an eclectic mix.....of other items..

 

I don't know what the cost of importing from Peru but there was one thing I'm considering buying for the advertised price

 

This also puts the date cat amongst the pigeons, I can't believe someone paid $900 for a late 19th c /early 20th c table box unless the auction house got the date wrong? https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/139305802_spanish-colonial-style-marquetry-table-box

 

that style of box certainly looks unique to an area and timeframe !

 

I'm in no doubt that all 4 come form the same place (Peru) but the only one has a date and that can't be right, late 19th, early 20th c for $900 at auction is a huge amount, it had 14 bidders. I've been looking at the locks and seeing other chests and boxes from Peru with the same locks and they are all dated to 1750's or before.

 

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auc...re-and-works-of-art/south-american-circa-1780

 

that's special.......

 

Yeah it's far better than mine but the lock is very close to mine and I was just trying to pin down the date.