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Carved Ceylonese Ebony Box
About the Item
A charming mid 19th century carved ebony box with intertwined foliate ornament on all sides on a punched ground, opening to a void interior, the sides and lid with inlaid bone dots and an elephant wearing a red cloth above the name GALLE – A town in southern Ceylon.
Ceylon, Galle, circa 1850
Measures: Height 7cm
Width 23.5cm
Depth 11cm.
- Dimensions:Height: 2.76 in (7 cm)Width: 9.26 in (23.5 cm)Depth: 4.34 in (11 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1850
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1204223995062
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