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Porcupine Quill box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderful porcupine quill box in great condition from Sri Lanka
Category
Vintage 1980s Sri Lankan Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Category
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
Category
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ivory, Sandalwood
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
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Softwood
Beautifully Styled Ceylonese Porcupine Quill, Lidded Dark Wood Conical Pot
By SILVA (Sri Lanka)
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Superb Ceylonese porcupine quill lidded pot in a most unusual conical shape
Fashioned in dark wood
Category
Vintage 1950s Sri Lankan British Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
English Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
,original ink well, quill box, writing surface, and terminating on supported x framed legs. Late 18th
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Desks and Writing Tables
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
Category
Antique 1790s British Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Tea Caddies
Materials
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Oli Mitzli Box by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Oli Mitzli box by Onora
Dimensions: 15 x 15 x 19 cm
Materials: Oil mixed with minerals and
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
Oli Mitzli Box by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Oli Mitzli Box by Onora
Dimensions: 15 x 15 x 19 cm
Materials: Oil mixed with minerals and
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
Medium Oli Mitzli Box by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium oli Mitzli box by Onora
Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 12 cm
Materials: Oil mixed with minerals and
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
Medium Oli Mitzli Box by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium oli Mitzli box by Onora
Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 12 cm
Materials: Oil mixed with minerals and
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
19th Century George Rowney Antique Watercolour Box
Located in London, GB
hole (stored in the drawer at the bottom of the box), 2 wooden quill pens, wooden watercolour brush
Category
Antique 1890s British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pair of Small Oli Mitzli Box by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of small Oli Mitzli box by Onora
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 10 cm
Materials: Oil mixed with
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
Pair of Small Oli Mitzli Box by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of small Oli Mitzli box by Onora
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 10 cm
Materials: Oil mixed with
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood & Brass Writing Slope Box Lap Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A RARE AND FINE REGENCY ROSEWOOD WRITING SLOPE
England, circa 1815; includes a circa 1849 quill by
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 6.75 in W 17.75 in D 9.75 in
19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A BEAUTIFUL and RARE 19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box.
Made in ‘Galle
Category
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bone, Hardwood, Ebony, Sandalwood
19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Desk Companion Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
stationary, watches, jewelry, or thinking outside of the box, holding you remote controls and candy!!
We
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Wood
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
Chippewa Quilled Birch Bark Basket
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Chippewa circular quilled birch bark box with fully quilled lid with three dimensional yellow star
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Chippewa Quilled Birch Bark Basket
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Chippewa quilled birch bark box with fully quilled lid with pictorial of moose and grass. Three
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Beautiful Regency Coromandel Writing Box c. 1830
Located in Heathfield, GB
highlighted with creams and golds which run in natural stripes all over the box, Coromandel was a much prized
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
1960s Abstract Collage by Paul Shaub
By Paul Shaub
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A boxed, abstract construction of colorful quilled paper by American artist Paul Shaub.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Paintings
Materials
Paper
19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Oval Pen Tray
Located in London, GB
, fruit and flower handles, having cut-glass inkwells, quill holders, candleholder and central lidded
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Laptop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
neatly into a relatively compact box, as well as storage for ink wells, sand wells, pens, and quills
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
An English Regency period penwork occasional table
Located in Lymington, GB
and sizes. The most common occur in the form of boxes and games tables with chequerboard tops, the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Tables
Materials
Serpentine
Rare Regency Rosewood Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Maker Wells & Lambe.
Item will include new notepad pad, Quill pen (modern), and two brass -topped glass
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 4.93 in W 14.18 in D 9.85 in
Unusual Carved Walnut Wood Inkwell from France, Circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
.
In front of the pen box is a shallow tray that would have been a resting place for the quill, as
Category
Antique 1880s French Inkwells
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in Water Mill, NY
Beautifully made 19th century Anglo-Indian quill box
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
19th Century 6-Sided Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in Water Mill, NY
Unusual 19th Century 6-sided Anglo-Indian quill box
Category
Antique 19th Century Anglo-Indian Boxes
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
Quill Box
By Craft
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Boxes quill small perfect.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian More Desk Accessories
Materials
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
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
Category
Antique 1820s English George IV Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
H 0.01 in W 0.01 in D 0.01 in
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
Category
Antique 17th Century English Jacobean Cabinets
Materials
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.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Inkwells
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Antique Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique quill box handcrafted in India with mahogany and rosewood then decorated with porcupine
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Collection Of English Quill Boxes
Located in Buchanan, MI
COLLECTION OF ENGLISH QUILL BOXES
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Porcupine quill box with an inset tray with nine individual compartments. Note the
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
19th c. Porcupine Quill box
Located in Houston, TX
Anglo-Indian ivory and ebony inset porcupine quill box in excellent condition.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Ebony
Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in London, by appointment only
Anglo Indian porcupine quill box.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
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
Category
Antique 1860s Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
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
Category
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Decorative Boxes
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
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
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Boxes
Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good mid-19th century porcupine quill decorated box, having bands of striated quills between bone
Category
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Anglo Indian Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial style Anglo Indian lidded box crafted in mahogany, decorated with faux porcupine
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
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
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
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Quill Box For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the quill box you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, bone and ebony, every quill box was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect quill box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A quill box, designed in the Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made quill box over the years, but those crafted by SILVA (Sri Lanka) are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Quill Box?
Prices for a quill box start at $325 and top out at $8,500 with the average selling for $1,400.
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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