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Ceylon Specimen

Irish Specimen Table with a Marquetry Top of Various Woods
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Irish mid-19th century table, in the style of British Ceylon specimen tables
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Antique 1850s Irish Early Victorian Center Tables

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Mahogany, Oak, Walnut, Burl

British Ceylon Style Specimen Round Tilt-Top Table , 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
clockwise with contrasting exotic specimen woods extending from a central rosette fan compassed by an ebony
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Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Center Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Mahogany

19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A BEAUTIFUL and RARE 19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box. Made in ‘Galle
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bone, Hardwood, Ebony, Sandalwood

19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Desk Companion Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Another stunning 19th century Anglo-Ceylonese piece. Made circa 1880 in Ceylon (Now Sri Lanka) of
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Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ebony, Wood

Late 19th- Early 20th Century Ceylonese Bone Inlaid Specimen Table
Located in Charleston, SC
Late 19th- early 20th century Ceylonese ( British Colonial / Anglo Indian ) bone inlaid specimen
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Center Tables

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Wood

Set of Anglo-Ceylonese Specimen Wood Campaign Wall Shelves in a Travelling Box
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A set of Anglo-Ceylonese specimen wood Campaign wall shelves in a travelling box, of rectangular
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Antique 19th Century British Shelves

Materials

Wood

19C Anglo Ceylonese Sewing Box of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) circa 1860, this is one of the finest sewing boxes of it’s kind that we have ever
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Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
decorated with bone, pewter or silver, inlaid specimen exotic hardwoods and hand painted chevron and floral
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood

Sri Lankan Mãrã or East Indian Walnut ‘Burgomaster’ Chair
Located in Amsterdam, NL
round chair was an early English form. This idea was propagated in Henry Shaw’s Specimen of Ancient
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Rattan

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Located in New York, NY
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Ceylon Specimen For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of ceylon specimen available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct ceylon specimen — often made from wood, ebony and hardwood — can elevate any home. Ceylon specimen have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of ceylon specimen to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Victorian ceylon specimen are of considerable interest.

How Much are Ceylon Specimen?

Ceylon specimen can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $9,600, while the lowest priced sells for $2,800 and the highest can go for as much as $102,962.