It's been really bad of late, I keep buying :banghead: boxes like I'm :cigar:, I bought this on Friday ;) I hope it comes as it was a FB seller,...
I so wish it was one of those lol I would love to have something like that. It's a very specialized field and I understand I'm clutching at...
There are at least 15 types of Anglo-Indian boxes produced in India over the 19th c and perhaps many more. That's assuming the boxes I'm looking...
lol, 2000 boxes later on Google images and not one example. "Anglo Indian ivoreee inlaid box" There were many regions in India producing boxes,...
I wish it was a hoshiarpur box, I know them very well. It's not a normal Anglo-Indian box, they have a clear design.
The rosewood I know is of the ebony family and it's not like that, same look but seems lighter in weight. I know this should be my field but I'm...
I was thinking the same when I bought them. Any idea what to type into the internet to find the same boxes?
https://www.ebay.com.my/itm/155443165585
Yup, saw that one with houses and street lights and another one with palm trees saying it's from Ceylon 19thc but I really can't find anything...
I've had the larger one for years and bought the smaller one a few days ago. I tried looking them up and just get conflicting info on date and...
I will, it needs a lot of attention, the front slope flap has been glued poorly so it will need to be dismantled, fingers crossed it was done with...
I said rare, not unique ;)
Very good point, I'm sure with the right program these could be knocked up in no time. Although you do still need to buy the wood, Sandalwood and...
I've always wondered if fine wood carving will be faked by CNC, the only problem will be writing the code for just one piece and then I don't...
Yeah :) we thank people who can't list fab items on ebay, my favourite kind of ebayer. This was the original listing...
According to the article it took 3-6 months for a master carver to produce, when I get the restoration finished I'll take photos to show how deep...
I took a punt on a writing slope selling on ebay a few days ago, bad photos and a poor description left me feeling apprehensive when it arrived...
I have been putting Google lens through it's paces over the last week or two and it's good on pottery design and some distinctive box design but...
"That one is ceramic and Mississippian" lol, so it is. Next time I'll engage my brain
The grain looks more root than burl
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