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AN ANGLO-INDIAN EBONY, IVORY AND PORCUPINE QUILL WRITING SLOPE GALLE DISTRICT, SRI LANKA, 19TH
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AN ANGLO-INDIAN EBONY, IVORY AND PORCUPINE QUILL WRITING SLOPE
GALLE DISTRICT, SRI LANKA, 19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form with flat top, the decoration consisting of panels of applied quills, the lid opening to reveal ivory and bone compartment, a cylindrical ivory-inlaid ruler and a green felt hinged slope, the interior's ivory-inlaid decoration of dotted scrollworks arranged around a central hexagonal medallion inhabited by an elephant on a lotiform base, with lock, the key now lacking
5 ¼ x 15 ½ x 8 ½in. (13.5 x 39.4 x 21.5cm.)
GALLE DISTRICT, SRI LANKA, 19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form with flat top, the decoration consisting of panels of applied quills, the lid opening to reveal ivory and bone compartment, a cylindrical ivory-inlaid ruler and a green felt hinged slope, the interior's ivory-inlaid decoration of dotted scrollworks arranged around a central hexagonal medallion inhabited by an elephant on a lotiform base, with lock, the key now lacking
5 ¼ x 15 ½ x 8 ½in. (13.5 x 39.4 x 21.5cm.)
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AN ANGLO-INDIAN EBONY, IVORY AND PORCUPINE QUILL WRITING SLOPE
GALLE DISTRICT, SRI LANKA, 19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form with flat top, the decoration consisting of panels of applied quills, the lid opening to reveal ivory and bone compartment, a cylindrical ivory-inlaid ruler and a green felt hinged slope, the interior's ivory-inlaid decoration of dotted scrollworks arranged around a central hexagonal medallion inhabited by an elephant on a lotiform base, with lock, the key now lacking
5 ¼ x 15 ½ x 8 ½in. (13.5 x 39.4 x 21.5cm.)
GALLE DISTRICT, SRI LANKA, 19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form with flat top, the decoration consisting of panels of applied quills, the lid opening to reveal ivory and bone compartment, a cylindrical ivory-inlaid ruler and a green felt hinged slope, the interior's ivory-inlaid decoration of dotted scrollworks arranged around a central hexagonal medallion inhabited by an elephant on a lotiform base, with lock, the key now lacking
5 ¼ x 15 ½ x 8 ½in. (13.5 x 39.4 x 21.5cm.)
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