A LATE 19TH CENTURY ANGLO-INDIAN EBONY AND PORCUPINE QUILL BOX
Inlaid with ivory discs, interior fitted with a tray, 30cm wide; 13cm high
The incorporation of porcupine quills as a decorative material was unique to Ceylon and in particular the three trading posts of Galle, Matara and Matura. They followed English forms and were made specifically for the English expatriates, although by the late 19th century an export trade existed for such wares.
Bidding ended. Lot is unsold.
Condition report:
Losses to the quills to the sides and back of the box.
Some quill parts are loose inside the box.
Some ivory discs.
Loose section of ebony banding to the bottom left side of the box.
