Porcupine Quill Box
Anglo Indian Rectangular Porcupine Quill & Bone Box
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Anglo Indian rectangular porcupine quill, bone and parquetry box. The box with a hinged lid that
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20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
Antique Anglo Indian Box Handcrafted with Porcupine Quills
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Anglo-Indian quill box handcrafted and decorated with porcupine quills and bone dots.
Made
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Anglo Indian Hexagonal Porcupine Quill & Bone Inlaid Box For Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Anglo Indian hexagonal porcupine quill and bone inlaid box comprised of dark hardwood and inlaid
Category
20th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
H 3.88 in W 8.75 in D 7.38 in
Beautifully Styled Ceylonese Porcupine Quill, Lidded Dark Wood Conical Pot
By SILVA (Sri Lanka)
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Superb Ceylonese porcupine quill lidded pot in a most unusual conical shape
Fashioned in dark wood
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Vintage 1950s Sri Lankan British Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Rosewood Tea Caddy with Ebony, Ivory and Porcupine Quill Detailing
Located in Hudson, NY
Made of rosewood, this antique tea caddy is distinguished by its porcupine quill detailing
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Tea Caddies
Materials
Ivory, Ebony
Chippewa Birch Bark, Quills & Sweetgrass Box with Tulip - Canada - Early 20th C.
By Native American Art
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Chippewa (also known as Ojibwe) birch bark lidded box with porcupine quill decoration and
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Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Softwood
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Quill Basket Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
This basket box is an impeccable example of Indian porcupine quill basket and box craftsmanship and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
Porcupine Quill box
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a wonderful porcupine quill box in great condition from Sri Lanka
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Vintage 1980s Sri Lankan Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in London, by appointment only
Anglo Indian porcupine quill box.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Horn, Sandalwood
19th c. Porcupine Quill box
Located in Houston, TX
Anglo-Indian ivory and ebony inset porcupine quill box in excellent condition.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Ebony
19th Century Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Porcupine quill box with an inset tray with nine individual compartments. Note the
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing rare antique box crafted in tropical hardwoods, porcupine quills, and bone dot inlays
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Antique Ceylonese Hexagonal Porcupine Quill Box, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Ceylonese hexagonal shaped ebony and porcupine quill box marked GALLE (Galle was an
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Ebony
Porcupine Quill Boxes and Tray
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual 19th Century Anglo-Indian ivory inlaid ebony and porcupine quill basket and boxes
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Anglo-Indian box with porcupine quills framed by rosewood with circular bone inlay. A good size
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Anglo-Indian box with porcupine quills framed by rosewood with circular bone inlay. A good size
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Hexagon Form Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo Indian lidded box crafted in porcupine quills, indigenous hardwood, and decorated
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Antique Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo-Indian hinged box. Crafted with rosewood, porcupine quills, and decorated with bone
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Anglo-Indian Round Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Anglo-Indian shallow bowl with porcupine quills framed by rosewood with circular bone inlay
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Copenhagen, K
Lovely Anglo-Indian porcupine, ebony and bone quill box, with nine small removable compartments on
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Antique 1860s Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony
19th Century Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good mid-19th century Indian box constructed of rows of porcupine quills in a bone inlaid ebony
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box, Late 19th c
Located in San Marino, CA
An Anglo Indian ebony and satinwood box decorated with bone inlays and faced with porcupine in
Materials
Ebony, Bone
19th Century Anglo Indian Ebony & Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine antique 19th century British Colonial handcrafted porcupine quill and ebony box, made in
Category
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony
19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box with Interior Divided Tray
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A large rectangular box made of dark hardwood inlaid with bone dots framing panels of porcupine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Bone
Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exotic Ceylonese or Anglo Indian porcupine quill box with all the intricate craftsmanship you would
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Large Quill Box
Located in New York, NY
Large 19th Century porcupine quill box with ebony and ivory detail. The interior tray fitted with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
DOME QUILL BOX
Located in New York, NY
19th Century dome-shaped-top porcupine quill box with ebony and ivory detail. The inside top
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
19th Century Anglo - Indian Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
19th Century Anglo-Indian porcupine quill box, the stave panel constructed frame in ebony with bone
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Bone
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Pen Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Anglo-Indian box with porcupine quills framed by rosewood with circular bone inlay. A nice
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Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Antique Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Letter Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo-Indian basket or letter box crafted with indigenous hardwood, porcupine quills, and
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Antique Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Decorative Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo Indian box decorated with bone discs and porcupine quills between bands of ebony
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Basket
Located in Stamford, CT
An unusual Anglo-Indian porcupine quill, rosewood with bone inlay letter basket. Made in colonial
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Antique 1880s Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Antique Anglo Indian Celonese Porcupine Quill Basket
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo Indian Celonese porcupine quill basket with a Hardwood Frame dotted with inlaid bone
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Antique Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique quill box handcrafted in India with mahogany and rosewood then decorated with porcupine
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good mid-19th century porcupine quill decorated box, having bands of striated quills between bone
Category
Antique 1850s Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Anglo-Indian Quill Box with Elephant Inlay
Located in Greenwich, CT
An Anglo-Indian box of porcupine quills in a tray shape with a lid. Elaborate bone inlaid
Category
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Decorative Objects
Materials
Ebony, Bone
Antique Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fascinating antique porcupine quill box with a hardwood frame decorated with inlaid bone dots. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Anglo-Indian porcupine quill box crafted with a hard wood hexagon shaped frame decorated with
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Ceylonese Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Ceylonese Anglo Indian porcupine quill box with a hardwood frame highlighted by inlaid bone dots
Category
20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Anglo-Indian Round Lidded Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Round porcupine quill box framed by rosewood with circular bone inlay. Made in Colonial Ceylon
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Anglo-Indian Hexagonal Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A substantial Anglo-Indian hexagonal porcupine quill box comprised of dark hardwood with inlaid
Category
20th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Anglo-Indian Large Rectangular Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A substantial Anglo-Indian rectangular porcupine quill box comprised of dark hardwood with inlaid
Category
20th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box with Handwritten Message to Brown Owl, Aug 1939
By SILVA (Sri Lanka)
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming Ceylonese rectangular porcupine quill box with ebonized casing and inlaid bone decoration
Category
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
H 1.75 in W 6.75 in D 3.75 in
Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo Indian box crafted in ebony and porcupine quills and decorated with inlaid bone dots
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Antique Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Anglo Indian antique lidded box crafted in indigenous hardwood decorated in porcupine quills and
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
Antique Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Anglo Indian antique lidded box crafted in hardwood decorated in porcupine quills and bone dots
Category
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare antique Indian porcupine quill lidded box crafted in indigenous hardwood decorated with bone
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Rare Small Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
colored porcupine quills and bone dots. The inside is felt lined.
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Anglo-Indian Round Lidded Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Anglo-Indian round lidded box with porcupine quills framed by rosewood with circular bone inlay. A
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Handsome Collectible Late 19th Century Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking Anglo Indian box with porcupine quills framed by ebonized rosewood with circular bone
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood, Bone
Porcupine & Bone Rectangular Quill Box
Located in Bridgeport, CT
of porcupine quills. The box opens to green felted lined lid with hardwood dotted panel and a
Category
20th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
19th Century Porcupine Quill Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
19th century porcupine quill writing desk with elaborate bone decoration of a pair of angels
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
19th Century Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Bone Inlaid Decorative Box
Located in Forney, TX
An extraordinary porcupine quill decorated ebonized wood spice box from the mid-19th century
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
Anglo Indian Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good mid-19th century porcupine quill decorated box, having bands of striated quills between bone
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Vintage porcupine quill box
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Porcupine Quill Box
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Hudson, NY
A rare cream colored Porcupine Quill box with decoration inside of the lid. Lock is missing.
Category
20th Century African Boxes
Materials
Wood
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill box
Located in Hudson, NY
A Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill box, with ebonized wood trim and mother-of-pearl decorations on the
Category
Vintage 1940s Indian Boxes
Materials
Wood
3 Anglo-Indian Porcupine quill boxes
Located in Hudson, NY
Three Anglo Indian porcupine quill box. Two sewing boxes and one hexagonal. Ebony, ivory and
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
3 Anglo-Indian Porcupine quill boxes
Located in Hudson, NY
3 Anglo-Indian ebony and ivory inset porcupine quill boxes.
Largest 11.5" x 8.25" x 4.75
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
A rectangular Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill box
Located in Hudson, NY
A rectangular Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill box, inlaid with mother-of-pearl decoration, inside and
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Wood
Hexagonal Ebony, Ivory and Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Hudson, NY
Ebony and ivory inlay hexagonal domed porcupine quill box, with metal handle. Elephant and "Galle
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
Porcupine Quill Boxes from Sri Lanka
Located in New York, NY
Ebony and Bone Inlay Porcupine Quill Box from Galle, Southern Ceylon (now Sri Lanka); inlaid in
Category
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Bone
Two 19th Century Porcupine Quill Boxes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two well-executed 19th Century porcupine quill boxes. Larger measures 10.5" wide x 4.25" high x
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Bone
Fine Quality Porcupine Quill Box, Anglo India, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Fine quality porcupine quill box of ebony and inlaid bone, fitted with nine lidded compartments.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Sri Lankan 1880 Ebony and Bone Inlaid Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A Sri Lankan 1880 ebony and bone inlaid porcupine quill box, with a unusual pattern and a working
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Boxes
Located in Hudson, NY
Three Anglo-Indian porcupine quill, ebony & ivory inlay boxes.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
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Porcupine Quill Box For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic porcupine quill box available at 1stDibs. Each porcupine quill box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, bone and ebony. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer porcupine quill box, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A porcupine quill box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made porcupine quill box over the years, but those crafted by SILVA (Sri Lanka) are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Porcupine Quill Box?
Prices for a porcupine quill box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $375 and can go as high as $8,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,375.
Finding the Right Boxes for You
From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.
The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.
Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.
Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.
Questions About Porcupine Quill Box
- What is a porcupine basket?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A porcupine basket is a basket that is woven with some of the quills of a porcupine incorporated into the fabric of the basket. Traditionally, they are birchbark baskets adorned with porcupine quills and were made by Aboriginal tribes. Shop a collection of properly vetted porcupine baskets from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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