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<p>[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 10238602, member: 4654"]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 has the most amounts of ivory dots like this </p><p><a href="https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/886147/anglo-indian-ceylon-porcupine-quill-box-jewellery-treasure-bone-ebony" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/886147/anglo-indian-ceylon-porcupine-quill-box-jewellery-treasure-bone-ebony" rel="nofollow">https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/886147/anglo-indian-ceylon-porcupine-quill-box-jewellery-treasure-bone-ebony</a> ) </p><p>instead of a box with a small amount of dots like this</p><p><a href="https://huntvintage.co/decor/decor-accessories/an-antique-sinhalese-porcupine-quill-ebony-fitted-workbox-c-19thc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://huntvintage.co/decor/decor-accessories/an-antique-sinhalese-porcupine-quill-ebony-fitted-workbox-c-19thc" rel="nofollow">https://huntvintage.co/decor/decor-accessories/an-antique-sinhalese-porcupine-quill-ebony-fitted-workbox-c-19thc</a></p><p>Maybe the difference between 200-300 for low amount of dots Vs 400-600 for high amount of dots.</p><p>The deeply carved ebony boxes like yours are 700-4500, a writing slope in the same manor is about the most desirable writing slope you can get.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 10238602, member: 4654"]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 has the most amounts of ivory dots like this [URL]https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/886147/anglo-indian-ceylon-porcupine-quill-box-jewellery-treasure-bone-ebony[/URL] ) instead of a box with a small amount of dots like this [URL]https://huntvintage.co/decor/decor-accessories/an-antique-sinhalese-porcupine-quill-ebony-fitted-workbox-c-19thc[/URL] Maybe the difference between 200-300 for low amount of dots Vs 400-600 for high amount of dots. The deeply carved ebony boxes like yours are 700-4500, a writing slope in the same manor is about the most desirable writing slope you can get.[/QUOTE]
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