That’s absolutely amazing. What skill.
This is really interesting. I’ve never seen a resource which delves into Indian boxes and art like this. There is a book from the V&A but it’s out...
Great job! Looks amazing.
Bargain at £30 even with the damage in my opinion
The nearest I have seen to anything like this is : https://markjonesantiques.co.uk/product/vizagapatam-desk-box/
Have you seen this writing slope?...
Absolutely gorgeous. Unfortunately when I buy something it has to be in pretty good nick as I don’t have the skills you have to restore it. Please...
Absolutely stunning. Really wonderful pieces. Now who’s jealous? :D
Love the Vizagapatam box by the way. Absolutely beautiful. I have som smaller examples but nothing as fetching as that.
Here’s the quill box together with the Galle box. The quill box has seen better days and serves a more practical use than ornamental.
I do have a porcupine quill box and I use it to keep receipts in. The quality is not that great but it serves a purpose:). It has these dots on...
Ah. I saw a couple of boxes with white discs inlaid into them and I just assumed these were discs of porcupine quills but you are probably right...
Wow. I really didn’t know they were that rare. Thanks for sharing this link. I have seen these boxes with small discs and I just assumed that...
I thought it was a good find but probably didn’t realise just how good until you said. Thanks for confirming :)
Anyway back to the beginning. Thanks for uploading the article. It’s really interesting and a great read. There is one book I would love to get my...
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