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...
It’s not the best quality I’ve seen and there are no porcupine quill interior decorations but still nice. It was in a vintage auction with a...
I’ve just bought a beautiful silver tea set. It wasn’t cheap but the price I got it for was very reasonable. Collecting silver on line is very...
I’ve found that searching on eBay for arts and crafts boxes and even bog oak sometimes brings up some great finds at reasonable prices as people...
Hi Raver, couldn’t agree more. I just bought an ebony Galle Sri Lankan box for £25. The quality of some of these boxes is just amazing.
I’ve just watched Jaws and the resemblance is striking with the teeth and black eyes (maybe not the pigtails).
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