Keeps coming up with the same thing "wabi sabi root bowl" ?
It really does look 300-500 years old, this one is at least 600 years old and yours looks older...
The quill box reminds me of my first quill box, I only changed it when I got my hands on the one in the photo. The Galle box is just amazing, what...
This is what I would call a Ceylonese ebony carved box [ATTACH]
What I call a porcupine quill box but I do have a vizagapatam box covered with porcupine quills [ATTACH]
Not really, they often have cracks and splits, that's the nature of ebony and especially Galle boxes
These deeply carved ebony boxes and porcupine quill boxes are both from Ceylon but miles apart in value, a very good porcupine quill box (one that...
BTW "there are no porcupine quill interior decorations" it shouldn't have any porcupine quills, it might have some ivory inlay in the lid or a...
"(but do remember everyone can make mistake)" I have a few downstairs in a draw ;) we don't talk about those
It sounds like a real beauty, if the brass is really bad use vinegar and salt, mix to a paste and use old toothbrush, works a treat on really...
Ok, if they are so well known then maybe they were faked to fool the best, what a shame :( I have always been in fear of fakes, it's how a strong...
Another point, why would they fake such a hard to do shape? when more square straight lined boxes would be so much easier.
I did say caddies aren't my field but just the hinges and lock? these do get changed on old boxes. Without it being in front of me I couldn't say...
If all real materials then how does expert know it's fake?
Researched it now but I don't have worthpoint, any help to the price it sold for would be greatly appreciated :)...
This was the bottle I didn't research [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'm so sorry for you, what a good fake, it would have fooled me, is it made of faux materials?
I'm glad you found it informative, it's not often you read an article where it compares what high end items cost the rich back then and what...
Best price I can find is £220 for the book https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/furniture-british-india-ceylon/author/amin-jaffer/
I hope you know how fantastic and rare and expensive that Ceylonese carved ebony box is, it's hard to gauge the size and what the condition is but...
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