Dictionary.com
definitions

Coromandel work

noun
  1. lacquer work popular in England c1700 and marked by an incised design filled in with gold and color.

Origin of Coromandel work

after the Coromandel Coast, where objects decorated with such work were transshipped to Europe
Also called Bantam work, Coromandel lacquer.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018