BTW the word is "Hoshiarpur" not "Hoshiapur" ;)
BTW I phoned the FB seller about the carved Indian box and he's been ill so won't be sent out until Saturday :( so at least Tuesday before I find...
No, just dyslexic (like all the great minds ;) )
Original finish to the box, I would say 1920-30's, continental Europe (French German), as a box collector I can't help noticing all the screw...
I'm not saying there isn't any damage. I don't think I've seen one that doesn't have some missing piece. These carved boxes are notorious for...
I don't know if there is damage at all or if it's just the way it's carved but I might be missing something?
That would be perfect, thank you. I have a store up the road that sells all manor of brushes, I bet they sell those, I'll go up there later and...
I was wondering about that, I did ask if there was any damage and he said there wasn't but I did pay about 10% of it's true value so if it has...
BTW this writing slope is turning out to be a real pig of a restoration, it's not the dismantling of the joints, it's the cleaning. I've been at...
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...
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