SOLD MASTERPIECES : A RARE & EXCEPTIONAL ANGLO INDIAN BOX

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SOLD ARCHIVE

A very fine large scale porcupine quill and ebony box of exceptional quality and condition, retaining the original business card. 

Ceylon, circa 1850 

w32cm x h14.5cm x d23cm 

 w12.6in x h5.7in x d9in 

 Undoubtably the finest quill box to have ever been offered on eBay. This is the best of the best. 

Literature : Amin Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, page 376 Genevieve Cummins, Antique boxes inside and out, page 40 http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O114449/workbox/