Bone Quill Box
Regency Anglo Indian Quill Work Vizagapatam Sandalwood Sewing Box
Located in New York, NY
This fine Regency period quill work, bone, ivory & sandalwood sewing box
with intact interior w
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ivory, Sandalwood
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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Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19C Anglo Ceylonese Sewing Box of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 19c Anglo Ceylonese sewing box of museum quality.
Made in
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Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
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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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
aristocrats and diplomats.
The box is made from sandalwood, ebony, bone and exotic specimen hardwood
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bone, Hardwood, Ebony, Sandalwood
19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
say that this is one of the finest lap desks we have ever seen !
The Lap desk box is rectangular in
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Desk Companion Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
compartments with various high quality specimen wood lids, all edged and banded in chevrons of bone, silver or
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Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Wood
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Custom Coquillage Plaster Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Custom Coquillage plaster fixture.
Please note this fixture can be customized in different sizes.
Lead time is 8-10 weeks.
NOTE: We highly recommend that our plaster fixtures be c...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Plaster
Japanese 19th Century Miniature Lacquer Chest with Waterfall
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese 19th century miniature lacquer chest with waterfall. Late Edo to early Meiji period lacquer chest (mid to late 19th century) with two characters on the front reading Nuno an...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze
6 Karl Springer Onassis Chairs in Goatskin with Leather Seats
By Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of six original Karl Springer Onassis Chairs in goatskin. The six chairs have been in a one user household and are in great vintage condition.
The Onassis chair is one of the m...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Goatskin
Chinese Phoenix Bird and Dragon Box
Located in New York, NY
A black and off-white Chinese phoenix bird and dragon decorative plastic box with lid, circa 20th century, China.
Box measures: 4.25" D x 8.25" W x 4.5" H
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
Ivory and Blue Chevron Bone Inlay Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Ivory and blue chevron decorative trinket rectangular lidded box inlaid with white bone and resin on wood.
Large stylish Moorish trinket lidded box with bone and wood inlaid handcraf...
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20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Middle Eastern Moorish Inlaid Chess Board Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted marquetry Middle Eastern wood inlay with micro mosaic and mother of pearl.
Handcrafted Moorish wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Pers...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Caeli-W Monumental Steel Rattan Pendant Light, Flow Collection
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
Contemporary handcrafted made-to-measure pendant light fixture composed of a painted steel structure and a meticulously handwoven rattan shade. Also available in brass.
Perfect for...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid Century French Riviera Wicker Bamboo and Rattan Trunk or Blanket Toy Chest
By McGuire
Located in Miami, FL
Mid century French Riviera trunk, blanket chest, toy chest, or large picnic basket. Rendered in hand woven wicker with bamboo bent rattan handles, feet, and frame. Made in France, ci...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Rattan, Wicker, Bamboo
H 16 in W 34 in D 16 in
Tribal Vintage Moroccan Orange Bone Jewelry Chest or Box with Brass Inlay
Located in Plainview, NY
A decorative orange bone and black tribal design chest or jewelry box. The chest interior is leather and features gorgeous brass inlay design with decorative stones.
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Vintage 1980s Moroccan Tribal Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fine 19th Century Oil on Canvas "Triumph of Flora" Attr. Ferdinand Wagner II
By Ferdinand Wagner II 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large 19th century Louis XV style Whimsical Neoclassical Revival style Oil on Canvas "The Triumph of Flora" attributed to Ferdinand Wagner II (German, 1847-1927), sch...
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Antique 19th Century German Neoclassical Revival Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Canvas
H 93.5 in W 61.38 in D 2.38 in
Massive Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Figures of Attendants, Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
A rare and massive pair of Chinese cloisonne enamel figures of attendants, Qing Dynasty.
Each standing figure similarly depicted with hands raised overhead supporting a large circ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
H 48.5 in W 21 in D 21 in
Early 19th Century Faux Tortoise Shell Inlaid Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Charming early 19th century box decorated in faux tortoise shell and having zig zag patterned string inlay, the interior with fitted tray for use as a jewelry or work box and retaini...
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Antique Early 19th Century British Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Wood
Large Japanese Marquetry Table Cabinet, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusually large Japanese table cabinet or jewelry chest with yosegi marquetry work and lacquer paneled doors, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan.
The oversized tab...
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brass
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H 24.5 in W 17.5 in D 8.75 in
Brass Frame Desk Magnifying Glass with Horn Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Horn Handle desk style magnifying glass with brass framework and stem. The horn is quite substantial and has good weight and presence.
The horn has a ribbed detail down a portion ...
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20th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Vintage Midcentury Large Complete Inlaid Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Game
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage midcentury inlaid mosaic backgammon and chess game.
Great Middle Eastern inlaid micro mosaic marquetry game box features a chess and checker board on the exterior and b...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Games
Materials
Wood
Mirror-Large Round Porcupine Quill
Located in New York, NY
An earthy yet edgy take on the classic starburst mirror, this striking piece was handcrafted from genuine porcupine quills, naturally shed and collected on a farm in Cape Town, South...
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2010s South African Sunburst Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
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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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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
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
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Antique Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
quills and bone dots. The box is suitable, aged, and has a warm organic patina. Inside is a bone dot
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20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
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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Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
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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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
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 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
Materials
Bone
Antique Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo-Indian hinged box. Crafted with rosewood, porcupine quills, and decorated with bone
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20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
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
Materials
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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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Anglo Indian Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
quills and inlaid bone dots.
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
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
Materials
Ebony, Bone
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
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
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
Materials
Ebony, Bone, Sandalwood
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Large 19th Century English Quill-Veneered Box
Located in New York, NY
Large 19th century English Victorian ebony and inlaid bone box covered in an unusual quill veneer.
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Antique 19th Century British Boxes
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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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box, Late 19th c
Located in Pasadena, CA
An Anglo Indian ebony and satinwood box decorated with bone inlays and faced with porcupine in
Materials
Ebony, Bone
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
Materials
Bone, Ebony
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 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
Materials
Rosewood
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
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
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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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Boxes
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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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
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
Materials
Bone, Ebony
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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Antique 19th Century Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
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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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
H 5.5 in W 10.75 in D 5 in
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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Antique 1880s Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
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
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
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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Antique 19th Century Boxes
Group of Anglo-Sinhalese Boxes
Located in London, GB
A group of Anglo-Sinhalese boxes, two with porcupine quill veneer, the third with in carved teak
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak, Bone, Ebony
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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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Bone, Ivory
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
Materials
Bone, Hardwood, 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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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Decorative Objects
Materials
Ebony, Bone
Rare Vizagapatam Writing Slope
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare late 18th century Vizagapatam writing slope with engraved and pen-worked bone trim, fully
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Antique 18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
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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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Side Tables
Materials
Ebony
H 24.61 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in
Anglo Indian Porcupine and Rosewood Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual Anglo-Indian frame with porcupine quills set in rosewood with circular bone inlay. Made in
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Antique 1880s Asian Anglo-Indian Picture Frames
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
Materials
Other
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 Decorative Boxes
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
19th Century English Regency Period Horn, Quill and Bone Dressing Box
Located in Hudson, NY
decorative reserved areas are filled with quills and bone details. The finished box is raised up on bone feet
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sandalwood, Horn
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
Materials
Ebony
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 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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
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
Antique Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Anglo-Indian box with key crafted with indigenous hard woods, porcupine quills and decorated with
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Early 20th 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
Materials
Rosewood, Bone
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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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
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
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Ceylonese Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Ceylonese Anglo Indian porcupine quill box with a hardwood frame highlighted by inlaid bone dots
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20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Antique Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare antique Indian porcupine quill lidded box crafted in indigenous hardwood decorated with bone
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20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A 19th century Anglo-Indian Quill box with bone inlay and a nine lidded compartment lift out
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
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
Materials
Rosewood
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 Decorative Boxes
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Bone Quill Box For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic bone quill box available at 1stDibs. Each bone quill box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bone, wood and ebony. There are many kinds of the bone quill box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each bone quill box bearing hallmarks is very popular.
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A bone quill box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,825, while the lowest priced sells for $880 and the highest can go for as much as $4,650.
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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