Antique 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 Quill Box
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Ebony, Bone
19th Century Anglo Indian Ebony & Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine antique 19th-Century British Colonial hand crafted porcupine quill and ebony box with
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19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Quill Box
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Bone, Ebony
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 Quill Box
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Wood
Regency Anglo Indian Quill Work Vizagapatam Sandalwood Sewing Box
Located in Huntington, NY
This fine Regency period quill work, bone, ivory & sandalwood sewing box
with intact interior w
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Early 19th Century Indian Regency Antique Quill Box
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Bone, Sandalwood, Ivory
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
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Quill Box
Materials
Bone, Felt, Wood, 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 Quill Box
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Softwood
English Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
,original ink well, quill box, writing surface, and terminating on supported x framed legs. Late 18th
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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Quill Box
18th Century Georgian Paper Scrolled Quilled Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Benington, Herts
A wonderful 18th century George III quill work (scrollwork) tea caddy of hexagon form.
English
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1790s British Georgian Antique Quill Box
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Satinwood
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 Quill Box
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Ivory, Ebony
English 1790 George III Quill Work Scrollwork Decorated Tea Caddy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful 18th century George III quill work (scrollwork) tea caddy of elongated hexagon form
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Quill Box
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Brass
Victorian Ebonised Desk Set With Two Cut Glass Inkwells Decorated With Brass
Located in Reading, Berkshire
& Decorative Idents & Drawer
Supplied With A Modern Day Quill Pen, Notepad & A Vintage Boxed Ronson Fountain
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Quill Box
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Chrome, Brass
H 4.93 in W 10.24 in D 5.91 in
Art Deco Egyptian Revival Desk Stand, Two Cut Glass Inkwells With A Pen Tray
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Modern Day Quill Pen, Notepad & A Vintage Boxed Waterman Ballpoint
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Quill Box
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Chrome
H 3.94 in W 9.45 in D 6.5 in
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19th Century Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in Water Mill, NY
Beautifully made 19th century Anglo-Indian quill box
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19th Century Antique Quill Box
19th Century 6-Sided Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in Water Mill, NY
Unusual 19th Century 6-sided Anglo-Indian quill box
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19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Quill Box
Indian Quill Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
A fantastic hand-crafted quill and bone inlay box from India. It is in great condition and the lift
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Quill Box
Quill Box
By Craft
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Boxes quill small perfect.
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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Quill Box
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Horn, Wood
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 Quill Box
George IV Silver Vinaigrette "Quill Pen and Book Grille" by William Edwards 1823
By William Edwards
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
depicting an open book and a quill pen amongst flower stems.
By William Edwards, London, 1823.
In good
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1820s English George IV Antique Quill Box
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Silver
H 0.01 in W 0.01 in D 0.01 in
English Rolled Paper or Quilled Paper Tea Caddy
Located in Stamford, CT
"quilled" paper with Satinwood and glass panes. The interior also has a wooden lid. Made in England. Please
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18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Quill Box
Materials
Glass, Satinwood, Paper
17th Century Oak Box with Original Quill Drawer
Located in London, GB
A rare mid-17th century oak writing box, decorated with lunettes, gouges and punchwork.
Used by
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17th Century English Jacobean Antique Quill Box
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Oak
Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Inkwell
Located in Shakespeare, ON
background. The hinged lid lifts to reveal four porcelain inkwells and three quill holders inside the box.
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19th Century French Antique Quill Box
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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 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 Quill Box
Collection Of English Quill Boxes
Located in Buchanan, MI
COLLECTION OF ENGLISH QUILL BOXES
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19th Century English Antique Quill Box
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Wood
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 Quill Box
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 Quill Box
Materials
Bone
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 Quill Box
Materials
Ivory, Ebony
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 Quill Box
Materials
Horn, Sandalwood
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 Quill Box
Materials
Ebony, Bone
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 Quill Box
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Antique Anglo-Indian Quill Box or Basket
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare antique Ceylonese quill box or basket in indigenous hardwoods, quills, and bone dots
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Antique Quill Box
Materials
Bone
Large, Rare and Outstanding Quill Box, Writing Slope
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare and wonderful quill box writing slope, with a scalloped base and drawer. The desk opens up
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19th Century Indian Antique Quill Box
4 Anglo Indian or Ceylonese Quill Boxes, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A collection of 2 large and 2 small quill boxes. The large boxes, with inlaid spice tray interiors
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Early 20th Century Indian Antique 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 Quill Box
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Ebony
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 Quill Box
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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19th Century Indian Antique Quill Box
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
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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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Quill Box
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 Quill Box
Materials
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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19th Century Antique 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 Quill Box
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Rosewood
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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Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique 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 Quill Box
Materials
Bone
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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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Quill Box
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Ebony, Bone, Sandalwood
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 Quill Box
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Rosewood
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 Quill Box
Materials
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 Quill Box
Materials
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 Quill Box
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Bone, Ebony
Rare Anglo Indian Lidded Quill Box or Basket
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare Anglo Indian lidded quill basket or box, with ivory or bone inlay.
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19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Quill Box
19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box with Interior Divided Tray
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
quill. The exterior of the box is veneered with quill cut and arranged to create a zig-zag pattern using
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Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo Raj Antique Quill Box
Materials
Wood, Bone
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 Quill Box
Materials
Ebony, Bone
19th C Anglo Indian Quill Box with Pen Holder and Ink Stand Box and Drawer
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An Anglo Indian 19th C box, with pen holder and inkstand of quill with pull out drawer, bone
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19th Century Indian Antique Quill Box
H 5.5 in W 10.75 in D 5 in
Antique Quill Anglo Indian Ebony wood Bone inlay Box
Located in Roswell, GA
An antique Matara quill box is a fascinating piece of craftsmanship from British Colonial Ceylon
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Quill Box
Materials
Wood
Rare Large Size Anglo Indian Quill Sewing Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A large size Anglo Indian quill box, with a sewing box interior, unusual in this type of box, as
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19th Century Indian Antique Quill Box
A Large and Rare Anglo Indian Box, Kathleen
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare and unusual Anglo Indian Ceylonese quill box, inlaid with the name Kathleen, in bone dots
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19th Century Indian Antique Quill Box
Materials
Ebony, Bone, Ivory
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 Quill Box
Collection Of Quill And Irory Boxes
Located in Buchanan, MI
Collection Of Quill And Irory Boxes Priced Per Box
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19th Century English Antique Quill Box
Materials
Wood
Large 19th Century English Quill-Veneered Box
Located in Queens, NY
Large 19th century English Victorian ebony and inlaid bone box covered in an unusual quill veneer.
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19th Century British Antique Quill Box
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Bone, Ebony
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 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 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 Quill Box
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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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Quill Box
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Bone, Ebony
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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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Quill Box
19th Century Anglo-Indian Quill Lap Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exquisite hinged dresser top box made of quills with bone inlay banded exterior. Intricate inlay
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19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Quill Box
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Bone
Rare and Unusual Large Quill Lap Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare and unusual large quill lap desk, with detailed ivory inlaid interior, and 2 drawers.
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19th Century Sri Lankan Antique 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 Quill Box
Very Large Anglo Indian 19th C. Quill Lap Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A very large 19th C. quill lap desk, with inlaid bone or ivory interior, hidden drawers, and
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19th Century Antique Quill Box
Matched Pair of Late 19th Century Ceylonese Porcupine Occasional Tables
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
all the missing quills and bone using quill boxes. A very time consuming job and our restorer
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19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Quill Box
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Ebony
H 24.61 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Gilt Presentation Pen
By Mahala Jago
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
form of a quill boxed: an addition to our range of diverse office silverware.
This exceptional
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1830s English Victorian Antique Quill Box
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique quill box with an unusual hexagon form. Constructed with tropical hard woods, porcupine
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Quill Box
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 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 Quill Box
Rare Large Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Often referred to as Anglo Indian, these quill boxes are from Ceylon. Probably made for the tourist
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19th Century Indian Antique Quill Box
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Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
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Late 19th Century European Moorish Antique Quill Box
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
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 Quill Box
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Maple
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 Quill Box
Materials
Silver, Pewter
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 Quill Box
Materials
Silver
Moorish Islamic Mughal Raj Decorative Vizagapatam Carved Bone Jewelry Box India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative Mughal Raj Vizagapatam Carved Veneered Bone Jewelry Rectangular shape Box.
Vintage Asian lidded box crafted with bone finely engraved and hand painted in black with geomet...
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Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Quill Box
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Bone, Wood
H 2 in W 10 in D 3 in
Louis Comfort Tiffany Pastel Favrile Glass Dinnerware
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exuding the elegance of Art Nouveau design, this dinnerware service for 12 from Tiffany Studios is composed of pastel-hued, opalescent green Favrile glass. The plates, bowls and glas...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Quill Box
Materials
Glass
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 Quill Box
Materials
Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classic Chippendal...
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19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Quill Box
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese lacquer sewing box from the Qing Dynasty. Decorated all over beautifully with intricate designs and images of ancient Chinese people and structures.
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Quill Box
Materials
Lacquer
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 Quill Box
Materials
Bone
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 Quill Box
Materials
Wood
English Birdseye Maple Sewing Box
Located in Huntington, NY
Regency birdseye maple sewing box with lions heads handles on each side & lions hairy paw feet with a key.
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Quill Box
Materials
Brass
19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Teak Sadeli Mosaic Inlaid Sewing Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Sadeli Mosaic Inlaid Sewing Box.
Made in Bombay, India, circa 1880.
The box is made of sandalwood with highly carved raised teak ...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Quill Box
Materials
Bone, Sandalwood, Teak
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 Quill Box
Materials
Silver
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 Quill Box
Materials
Sandalwood
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 Quill Box
Materials
Sandalwood
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Antique Quill Box For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic antique quill box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, bone and ebony, every antique quill box was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique quill box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique quill box, those designed in Georgian and Regency styles are of considerable interest. SILVA (Sri Lanka) and William Edwards each produced at least one beautiful antique quill box that is worth considering.
How Much is a Antique Quill Box?
Prices for an antique quill box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $180 and can go as high as $16,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,450.
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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