A CEYLONESE PORCUPINE QUILL, EBONY AND MARQUETRY WRITING BOX
GALLE DISTRICT, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The ebony carcase with bone inlaid roundels, the interior with a star motif of exotic woods and red-stained bone discs
16 in. (41 cm.) wide
A CEYLONESE PORCUPINE QUILL, EBONY AND MARQUETRY WRITING BOX
GALLE DISTRICT, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The ebony carcase with bone inlaid roundels, the interior with a star motif of exotic woods and red-stained bone discs
16 in. (41 cm.) wide
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