Antique Porcupine Quill Box
19th Century Anglo Indian Ebony & Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine antique 19th-Century British Colonial porcupine quill and ebony box, made in Ceylon the
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19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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Ebony, Bone
Antique Anglo Indian Box Handcrafted with Porcupine Quills
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Anglo-Indian quill box handcrafted and decorated with porcupine quills and bone dots.
Made
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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Wood
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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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ivory, Ebony
Chippewa Birch Bark, Quills & Sweetgrass Box with Tulip - Canada - Early 20th C.
By Native American Art
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Chippewa (also known as Ojibwe) birch bark lidded box with porcupine quill decoration and
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Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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Softwood
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Quill Basket Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
This basket box is an impeccable example of Indian porcupine quill basket and box craftsmanship and
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in London, by appointment only
Anglo Indian porcupine quill box.
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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Horn, Sandalwood
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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19th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ivory, Ebony
19th Century Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Porcupine quill box with an inset tray with nine individual compartments. Note the
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19th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Bone
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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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Antique Ceylonese Hexagonal Porcupine Quill Box, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Ceylonese hexagonal shaped ebony and porcupine quill box marked GALLE (Galle was an
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19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ebony
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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19th Century Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
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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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Rosewood
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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Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Bone
Hexagon Form Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo Indian lidded box crafted in porcupine quills, indigenous hardwood, and decorated
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Bone
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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Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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Rosewood
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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1860s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Bone, Ebony
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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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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Bone, Ebony
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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19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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Bone, Ebony
19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box with Interior Divided Tray
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A large rectangular box made of dark hardwood inlaid with bone dots framing panels of porcupine
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Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo Raj Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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Wood, Bone
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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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Large Quill Box
Located in New York, NY
Large 19th Century porcupine quill box with ebony and ivory detail. The interior tray fitted with
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19th Century English Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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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19th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ebony, Bone
DOME QUILL BOX
Located in New York, NY
19th Century dome-shaped-top porcupine quill box with ebony and ivory detail. The inside top
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19th Century English Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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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Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Basket
Located in Stamford, CT
An unusual Anglo-Indian porcupine quill, rosewood with bone inlay letter basket. Made in colonial
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1880s Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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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1850s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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Ebony
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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19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ebony, 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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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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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Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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Rosewood
Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box with Handwritten Message to Brown Owl, Aug 1939
By SILVA (Sri Lanka)
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming Ceylonese rectangular porcupine quill box with ebonized casing and inlaid bone decoration
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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Hardwood
H 1.75 in W 6.75 in D 3.75 in
Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo Indian box crafted in ebony and porcupine quills and decorated with inlaid bone dots
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Bone
Antique Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Anglo Indian antique lidded box crafted in indigenous hardwood decorated in porcupine quills and
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
Antique Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Anglo Indian antique lidded box crafted in hardwood decorated in porcupine quills and bone dots
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Hardwood
Rare Small Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
colored porcupine quills and bone dots. The inside is felt lined.
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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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Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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Rosewood
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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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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Rosewood, Bone
19th Century Porcupine Quill Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
19th century porcupine quill writing desk with elaborate bone decoration of a pair of angels
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19th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Bone, Wood
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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Mid-19th Century Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
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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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ebony
Vintage porcupine quill box
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Porcupine Quill Box
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Late 19th Century Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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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19th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
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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19th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
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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19th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Wood
Hexagonal Ebony, Ivory and Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Hudson, NY
Ebony and ivory inlay hexagonal domed porcupine quill box, with metal handle. Elephant and "Galle
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19th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
Porcupine Quill Boxes from Sri Lanka
Located in New York, NY
Ebony and Bone Inlay Porcupine Quill Box from Galle, Southern Ceylon (now Sri Lanka); inlaid in
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ebony, Bone
Two 19th Century Porcupine Quill Boxes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two well-executed 19th Century porcupine quill boxes. Larger measures 10.5" wide x 4.25" high x
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19th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Wood, Bone
Fine Quality Porcupine Quill Box, Anglo India, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Fine quality porcupine quill box of ebony and inlaid bone, fitted with nine lidded compartments.
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19th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ebony
Sri Lankan 1880 Ebony and Bone Inlaid Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A Sri Lankan 1880 ebony and bone inlaid porcupine quill box, with a unusual pattern and a working
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Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ebony
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Boxes
Located in Hudson, NY
Three Anglo-Indian porcupine quill, ebony & ivory inlay boxes.
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19th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
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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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Wood
TWO PORCUPINE QUILL BOXES, ONE WITH SOME FITTINGS
Located in Hudson, NY
PORCUPINE QUILLS, CHANNELED IN THE SIDES AND TOP OF THE BOXES TO CREATE TEXTURE AND DESIGN. ONE IS
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19th Century American Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Wood
Fine Horn and Porcupine Quill Box, India, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Fine-Quality Anglo Colonial Sandalwood Box Ornamented with Buffalo Horn and Porcupine Quills
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19th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Sandalwood
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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19th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Wood
Quill boxes from Ceylon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
differents types of quills boxes from Ceylon,Sir Lanka.
Anglo Ceylonose ebony and porcupine quill
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19th Century Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Quill boxes from Ceylon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Differents types of quills boxes from Ceylon,Sir Lanka.
Anglo Ceylonose ebony and porcupine quill
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19th Century Antique Porcupine Quill Box
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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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Bone, Ebony
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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19th Century Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ebony
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill and Ebony Box with Ivory Inlay
Located in Richmond, CA
Anglo-Indian ebony box with porcupine quill and ivory details. Inside removeable tray has nine
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18th Century and Earlier Sri Lankan Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
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19C Anglo Indian Carved Teak Wood and Sadeli Mosaic Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19th century Anglo-Indian Carved Teak Wood and Sadeli Mosaic Box, featuring a carving of a Hunt Scene.
Made circa 1870 in Bombay, India during the Rule of the Br...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Silver, Pewter
R. J. Horner Faux Bamboo Bed
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of an R.J. Horner & Co. Aesthetic Movement Faux Bamboo bed. The bed is beautifully designed utilizing various type of maple--birds-eye maple, curly maple,...
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Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Maple
Native Kiowa 19th Century Pictorial Child's Teepee
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Child's teepee depicting highly graphic battle scene painted on brain tanned deer skin. This piece was acquired from Wilma Silvey, age 89, in 2005, white woman, was handed down throu...
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Other
19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP (Mother of Pearl) Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box from circa 1875-85.
Gorgeously detailed and hand-crafted ‘sadeli mosaic’ inlay, from th...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Silver
Native American Tomahawk
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Classic Native American Eastern Plains Indian tomahawk. With tulip shaped bowl and maple wire wrapped shaft. One tin cone drop with horse hair. Beautiful layered steel blade with dar...
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Early 20th Century American Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Metal
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts
India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon
...
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16th Century Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Silver
Very Decorative Vizagapatam Box INDIA 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
VERY DECORATIVE VIZAGAPATAM BOX
Vizagapatam, India, 19th Century.
Rustic workmanship will only add to the decorative appeal of this Anglo-Indian footed domed casket in ebonized woo...
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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Bone
Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Featuring Alternating Panels
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this fine Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rect...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Anglo Raj Hand-Carved Decorative Jewelry Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-carved Anglo Raj early 20th century carved wood box richly decorated overall with arabesques and floral carving.
Hinged lid shallow relief carving with interior lined with red r...
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Sandalwood
Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Bombay Mughal Style Footed Box With Bone Overlay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Nice and unusual Indian Mughal style large decorative box, filigree and carved horn.
Anglo-Indian footed domed box with exceptional engraved details throughout with filigree and carv...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Wood
19C Anglo Indian Vizigapatam Stamp Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely gorgeous and very rare 19C Anglo Indian Vizigapatam stamp box.
Made in Colonial India (the Time of the Raj) circa 1860.
Probably made in the region of ...
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Bone, Shell
Anglo-Indian Footed Box with Lidded Compartments, 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Anglo-Indian wooden box fitted with various compartments finely hand carved.
The top is finely hand carved with the Taj Mahal.
The interior with removable hand carved ni...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Sandalwood
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Antique Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Jewelry Inlaid Sadeli Footed Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century Anglo-Indian jewelry, trinket footed box, inlay with ebony, mosaic marquetry Sadeli work and a carved Hindu scene on top.
The box case is made from sandalwood wi...
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique Anglo Indian Box Form Quill Lap Top or Travel Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Anglo Indian lap top desk crafted in quills and ebony decorated with bone dots. The surprising interior has multiple components featuring a felt writing surface, n...
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Bone, Felt, Wood, Ebony
19th Century Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Genuine Native American Chippewa floral beaded bandolier bag with full size pocket. Intermediate panel beaded on black velvet. Matching shoulder straps. Trunk piece. Appears to never...
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1890s American Native American Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Materials
Beads
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Antique Porcupine Quill Box For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique porcupine quill box for your home. Each antique porcupine quill box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, bone and ebony. Your living room may not be complete without an antique porcupine quill box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique porcupine quill box, those designed in styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one antique porcupine quill box that is appealing in its simplicity, but SILVA (Sri Lanka) produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Porcupine Quill Box?
The average selling price for an antique porcupine quill box at 1stDibs is $1,250, while they’re typically $180 on the low end and $8,500 for the highest priced.
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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