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19th Century Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill

Rosewood Tea Caddy with Ebony, Ivory and Porcupine Quill Detailing
Located in Hudson, NY
Made of rosewood, this antique tea caddy is distinguished by its porcupine quill detailing
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Tea Caddies

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Ivory, Ebony

19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Desk Companion Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins. Anglo-indian Boxes normally
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Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Decorative Boxes

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Ebony, Wood

19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins. Anglo
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes

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Bone, Hardwood, Ebony, Sandalwood

19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
19th and early 20th century tins. Anglo-indian Boxes normally consist of 3 main types:- (1) Most
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood

19C Anglo Ceylonese Sewing Box of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
quality Anglo-Indian boxes in the 18th and 19th centuries were made in Vizagapatam, India, renowned for
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Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Silver

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Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Barware

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Glass

19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a highly desirable and quite rare 19th century standard grade Wooton desk. This desk was made in Indiana, circa 1880 by the Wooton Desk Co. Made of walnut and burled wal...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Desks

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Walnut

19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
H 64.5 in W 41.25 in D 31.25 in
19th Century Samson Paris Porcelain Trinket Box
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes

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Ormolu

Midcentury Bone Inlaid Chest Box or Jewelry Casket
Located in Plainview, NY
Midcentury bone inlaid chest box or jewelry casket mesmerizing decorative patterns and extraordinary sculptural and design details provide this authentic handcrafted Moroccan chest w...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes

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Bone

DuBarry Ivorine Celluloid Jewelry Box with a Turtle Shaped Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Celluloid made its appearance in the mid-19th century. One of its most popular forms was to imitate ivory including the grain lines. This jewelry box is marked "PY-RA-LIN" DuBarry. T...
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Antique Early 1900s American Victorian Jewelry Boxes

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Plastic

An Intricately Inlaid Anglo Indian Octagonal Side/traveling Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
originally used as traveling tea tables for the British in India; the octagonal top with round central medallion within a border of meandering vines; raised on a hinged base with ara...
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Antique Early 1900s Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables

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Wood

Antique Victorian Walnut Purple Velvet Campaign Writing Desk Slope
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian campaign writing desk slope. Made of walnut featuring purple velvet writing surface with multiple compartments and functional lock / key. Few extra accessories incl...
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Antique 19th Century Campaign Desk Sets

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Velvet, Walnut

Collectible Native American Indian Chief
By Universal Statuary Corp.
Located in Miami, FL
Artfully crafted and attributed to Universal Statuary Corp. this collectible Native American Indian statue will look great in any western setting or as an educational tool. Althou...
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20th Century American Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a silver plated keepsake box, dating to the early 1900s. The hallmarked box offers great storage solution for jewelry, cufflinks, and other keepsakes, with a divided inter...
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Antique Early 1900s English Jewelry Boxes

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Silver

Middle Eastern Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Middle Eastern Indo-Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Wooden Jewelry Box. Middle Eastern Persian Sadeli micro mosaic marquetry inlaid box with geometric Moorish design. Handcr...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Jewelry Boxes

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Fruitwood

Limoges Porcelain Jewellery or Sweets Lidded Dish
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Beautiful Limoges porcelain hand-crafted and hand-painted, gold-rimmed trinket, jewellery box or lidded sweets dish. Glazed throughout in a creamy ivory, the lid of the dish feature...
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Ebony Wood Hand Carved African Elephant
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand carved wood ebony African elephant. Handcrafted in Africa. One of the tusk is damaged
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Early 20th Century African Folk Art Animal Sculptures

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Ebony

19C Anglo Indian Carved Padouk Wood and Sadeli Mosaic Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19th century Anglo-Indian Carved Padouk Wood and Sadeli Mosaic Box, featuring a carving of a Hunt Scene. Made circa 1870 in Bombay, India during the Rule of th...
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes

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Silver, Pewter

Regency Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine quality, charming 19th century Regency Italian late baroque period walnut 2-drawer table, late 17th/early 18th century period rosewood writing box having elegant brass inlaid ...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

Regency Rosewood Writing Box
Regency Rosewood Writing Box
H 4 in W 14 in D 9.5 in
17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases

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Spruce

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
Large size English Regency mahogany travelling sloped lap desk/ box with original brass corner mounts, hinges, pin, top mount and retractable handles. Features include a side drawer,...
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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Rare Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Slope Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
A rare Anglo-Indian porcupine quill slope desk. with fitted interior, very elaborate, with hidden
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Antique 19th Century Indian Desks

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Wood

Unique 19th Century Anglo-Indian, Wood Quill Bowl Supported by Elephant Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century stunning Anglo-Indian mahogany porcupine quill bowl with bone inlay on a three
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Antique Late 19th Century Anglo-Indian Decorative Bowls

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Bone, Mahogany

19th Century Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good mid-19th century Indian box constructed of rows of porcupine quills in a bone inlaid ebony
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Boxes

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Bone, Ebony

19th Century Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Copenhagen, K
Lovely Anglo-Indian porcupine, ebony and bone quill box, with nine small removable compartments on
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Antique 1860s Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Ebony

19th Century Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
19th Century Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
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H 4.34 in W 11.03 in D 7.88 in
19th Century Anglo - Indian Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
19th Century Anglo-Indian porcupine quill box, the stave panel constructed frame in ebony with bone
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

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Ebony, Bone

Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in London, by appointment only
Anglo Indian porcupine quill box.
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes

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Horn, Sandalwood

Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box
H 4.14 in W 10.04 in D 4.34 in
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Anglo-Indian box with porcupine quills framed by rosewood with circular bone inlay. A good size
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Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone

Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
H 4.5 in W 11.5 in D 8.25 in
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Pen Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Anglo-Indian box with porcupine quills framed by rosewood with circular bone inlay. A nice
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Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Pen Box
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Pen Box
H 1.875 in W 8 in D 3.875 in
Anglo-Indian Round Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Anglo-Indian shallow bowl with porcupine quills framed by rosewood with circular bone inlay
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

Antique Anglo Indian Celonese Porcupine Quill Basket
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo Indian Celonese porcupine quill basket with a Hardwood Frame dotted with inlaid bone
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Antique Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Letter Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo-Indian basket or letter box crafted with indigenous hardwood, porcupine quills, and
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

19th Century Anglo Indian Ebony & Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine antique 19th century British Colonial handcrafted porcupine quill and ebony box, made in
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Ebony

Antique Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Decorative Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo Indian box decorated with bone discs and porcupine quills between bands of ebony
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

19th Century Anglo Indian Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine mid 19th Century Anglo Indian box made of porcupine quill, ebony, sandalwood and bone, the
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Boxes

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Ebony, Bone, Sandalwood

Anglo Indian Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined Anglo Indian basket or cricket box intricately crafted with porcupine quills and ebony
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Anglo Indian Quill Box
Anglo Indian Quill Box
H 6 in W 11 in D 8 in
Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exotic Ceylonese or Anglo Indian porcupine quill box with all the intricate craftsmanship you would
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Anglo-Indian Quill Box
H 5 in W 8.25 in D 11.5 in
Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Inlay Hexagonal Top Side Table, India, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
19th century Anglo-Indian inlay porcupine quill side table has a hexagonal shape top. Wooden
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Antique 19th Century Indian Side Tables

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Other

Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good mid-19th century porcupine quill decorated box, having bands of striated quills between bone
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Antique 1850s Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Ebony

Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Anglo-Indian Quill Box
H 4.75 in W 11.5 in D 8 in
Anglo-Indian Quill Book Rack
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare Anglo-Indian bookrack made of hardwood and porcupine quills with a tight architectural form
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Anglo-Indian Quill Book Rack
Anglo-Indian Quill Book Rack
H 5 in W 17.5 in D 6 in
Anglo-Indian Hexagonal Quill Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Anglo-Indian hexagonal box of ebonized hardwood inset with disks of bone holding porcupine quills
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Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Bone

Anglo-Indian Hexagonal Quill Box
Anglo-Indian Hexagonal Quill Box
H 3.625 in W 8.75 in D 7 in
Anglo Indian Quill Writing Slope
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good mid-19th century porcupine quill decorated writing slope, having bands of striated quills
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Ebony

Anglo Indian Quill Writing Slope
Anglo Indian Quill Writing Slope
H 5 in W 14 in D 10.5 in
Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing rare antique box crafted in tropical hardwoods, porcupine quills, and bone dot inlays
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Antique Porcupine Quill Box
H 6 in W 12.5 in D 9 in
19th c. Porcupine Quill box
Located in Houston, TX
Anglo-Indian ivory and ebony inset porcupine quill box in excellent condition.
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

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Ivory, Ebony

19th c. Porcupine Quill box
19th c. Porcupine Quill box
H 4.5 in W 11.5 in D 8.5 in
Anglo Indian Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Anglo-Indian box made of split porcupine quill, ebony and ivory, the interior with ivory inlay and
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

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Ebony, Ivory

Anglo Indian Quill Box
Anglo Indian Quill Box
H 3.25 in W 8 in D 5.75 in
19th Century Anglo-Indian Ebonized Quill Side Table
Located in London, GB
Anglo-Indian ebonized Quill side table We are proud to offer an Anglo-Indian ebonized side table
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Antique Early 1900s Unknown Victorian End Tables

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Ebony

Porcupine Quill Detailed Accent Table
Located in Hudson, NY
dots and tropical wood inlays throughout, the table top, legs and base are enhanced with porcupine
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables

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Ivory, Wood, Ebony

Porcupine Quill Detailed Accent Table
Porcupine Quill Detailed Accent Table
H 24.5 in W 16 in D 16 in
Anglo-Indian Quill Box with Elephant Inlay
Located in Greenwich, CT
An Anglo-Indian box of porcupine quills in a tray shape with a lid. Elaborate bone inlaid
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Decorative Objects

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Ebony, Bone

Porcupine Quill Boxes and Tray
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual 19th Century Anglo-Indian ivory inlaid ebony and porcupine quill basket and boxes
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Antique 19th Century Boxes

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Ebony, Ivory

Anglo Indian Inlaid Wood Octagonal Side Table, India, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
19th century Anglo Indian very decorative octagonal shaped top inlaid pieced wood with decorative
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Antique 19th Century Indian Side Tables

Pair of Attractive Anglo Indian Table Book Stands
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of attractive Anglo Indian table book stands in ebony and porcupine quill with bone finials
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian More Furniture and Collectibles

19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Coromandel Box with Specimen Wood Inlays
Located in Dallas, TX
Absolutely stunning 19th century Anglo-Indian (or more accurately, Anglo-Ceylonese) box. Made of
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Hardwood, Ebony

19th Century Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Bone Inlaid Decorative Box
Located in Forney, TX
An extraordinary porcupine quill decorated ebonized wood spice box from the mid-19th century
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Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Other

Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Anglo-Indian porcupine quill box crafted with a hard wood hexagon shaped frame decorated with
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
H 3.5 in W 8.5 in D 7.5 in
Anglo-Indian Round Lidded Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Anglo-Indian round lidded box with porcupine quills framed by rosewood with circular bone inlay. A
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

Anglo-Indian Round Lidded Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Round porcupine quill box framed by rosewood with circular bone inlay. Made in Colonial Ceylon
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

Antique Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Campaign or Lap Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Inspired Anglo Indian lap or Campaign desk crafted with porcupine quills, native hardwoods, and
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Desk Sets

Anglo Indian Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good mid-19th century porcupine quill decorated box, having bands of striated quills between bone
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Ebony

Anglo Indian Quill Box
Anglo Indian Quill Box
H 4.5 in W 10.75 in D 7 in
Anglo Indian Ebony Bone and Porcupine Quill Basket
Located in Hudson, NY
finally the open work basket is supported by the quills of native animals making a rich decorative object.
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Antique 19th Century Indian Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Ebony, Bone

Small Antique Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Indian quill box with a hard wood frame decorated with bone dots and inset porcupine quills
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Handsome Collectible Late 19th Century Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking Anglo Indian box with porcupine quills framed by ebonized rosewood with circular bone
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood, Bone

Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fascinating antique porcupine quill box with a hardwood frame decorated with inlaid bone dots. The
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Antique Porcupine Quill Box
H 5 in W 11.5 in D 8 in
Anglo-Indian Accent Table with Ebony and Quill Detailing
Located in Hudson, NY
This small-scale antique accent table is from the Sandra Long Collection of Anglo-Indian treasures
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables

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Ivory, Wood, Ebony

19th Century Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A large finely detailed mid-19th C. Anglo-Indian porcupine quill sewing box accented with inlaid
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Anglo Indian Quill Spice Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large 19th century Anglo Indian Porcupine quill mounted spice box made in Ceylon. The box is
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Antique 19th Century Boxes

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Wood, Bone

Anglo Indian Quill Spice Box
Anglo Indian Quill Spice Box
H 4.75 in W 11.75 in D 8.25 in
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Boxes
Located in Hudson, NY
Three Anglo-Indian porcupine quill, ebony & ivory inlay boxes.
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

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Ebony, Ivory

3 Anglo-Indian Porcupine quill boxes
Located in Hudson, NY
Three Anglo Indian porcupine quill box. Two sewing boxes and one hexagonal. Ebony, ivory and
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

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Ebony, Ivory

3 Anglo-Indian Porcupine quill boxes
Located in Hudson, NY
3 Anglo-Indian ebony and ivory inset porcupine quill boxes. Largest 11.5" x 8.25" x 4.75
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

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Ebony, Ivory

3 Anglo-Indian Porcupine quill boxes
3 Anglo-Indian Porcupine quill boxes
H 4.75 in W 11.5 in D 8.25 in
19th Century Large Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in New York, NY
19th century large Ceylon Anglo-Indian porcupine quill box. With bone disc inlay along ebony frame
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Ebony

A rectangular Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill box
Located in Hudson, NY
A rectangular Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill box, inlaid with mother-of-pearl decoration, inside and
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

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Wood

Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill and Ebony Box with Inlay
Located in Richmond, CA
Anglo-Indian porcupine quill and ebony box with ivory inlay. Interior of the box has beautifully
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Antique 19th Century Boxes

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Ebony

PORCUPINE QUILL POLYGON BOX WITH A RAISED INLAID LID
Located in Hudson, NY
ANGLO-INDIAN SIX SIDED [POLYGON] PORCUPINE QUILL BOX.
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

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Wood

Vizagapatam Quill Work Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Large Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Ivory, Horn & Porcupine Quill work Box Very eye-catching sewing
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

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Horn

Bone Elephant Decorated Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Footed Box
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century Anglo-Indian porcupine quill footed box with ebony and bone inlay decoration
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Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Ebony

19th Century Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in New York, NY
19th century Ceylon Anglo-Indian porcupine quill box. With bone disc inlay along ebony frame, the
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Ebony, Tortoise Shell

Anglo-India Porcupine Quill Boxes
Located in Hudson, NY
Two Anglo-Indian porcupine quill boxes from the British Raj Period. Quill, ebony rosewood and bone
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

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Ebony, Bone, Rosewood

Anglo-India Porcupine Quill Boxes
Anglo-India Porcupine Quill Boxes
H 3.25 in W 6.26 in D 8.5 in
Trio of Anglo-Indian Wood and Popcupine Quill Boxes
Located in New York, NY
A trio of Anglo-Indian porcupine quill and wood boxes. All the porcupine quills are intact. Can be
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Boxes

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Wood

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Finding the Right boxes for You

From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.

The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.

Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.

Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.

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