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Quill boxes from Ceylon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
differents types of quills boxes from Ceylon,Sir Lanka. Anglo Ceylonose ebony and porcupine quill
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Antique 19th Century Boxes

Quill and Ivory Casket
Located in New York, NY
A Vizagapatarn porcupine quill, ivory and tortoise shell casket with buffalo horn edging and
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Horn

Anglo Indian Quill Spice Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large 19th century Anglo Indian Porcupine quill mounted spice box made in Ceylon. The box is
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Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood, Bone

19th Century Large Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in New York, NY
19th century large Ceylon Anglo-Indian porcupine quill box. With bone disc inlay along ebony frame
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Ebony

Vizagapatam Quill Work Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Large Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Ivory, Horn & Porcupine Quill work Box Very eye-catching sewing
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

Materials

Horn

Side Chair with Micmac Porcupine Quillwork Panels Probably Scottish, 1850-1875
Located in Litchfield, CT
began using porcupine quills to decorate their clothes, accessories and furnishings. At any rate, it was
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Antique 19th Century Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair Paul Frankl Mirrors for Brown Saltman
Located in Southfield, MI
Early 50's examples refinished in a satin black lacquer. Framing reminiscent of porcupine quills
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Vintage 1950s American More Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Antique English Quill Box, circa 1880
Located in Houston, TX
ebonized timber inset with disks of bleached bone that frames hand-plucked porcupine quills. Please notice
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Antique 1880s English British Colonial Decorative Boxes

Two quill covered framed beveled mirrors with intriguing pattern, France
Located in Houston, TX
of porcupine quills with their light and dark patination. Each frame has a different pattern of
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21st Century and Contemporary French Wall Mirrors

Ceylonese Portable Writing Desk
Located in Brussels, BE
Made of ebony, padouk overlaid with porcupine quills, inlaid with ivory, engraved and coloured with
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20th Century Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Curiosity Vessels by Lindsey Adelman
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in New York, NY
gone wrong.” Hybrid acorns, coral, porcupine quills, and human vertebrae become curiosities displayed
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21st Century and Contemporary American Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

A striking occasional table found in Great Britain
Located in Houston, TX
naturally shed porcupine quills set within the timber and prized for their variegated colour that ranges
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20th Century British End Tables

Antique Quill Anglo Indian Ebony wood Bone inlay Box
Located in Roswell, GA
and decorated with porcupine quills that were naturally shed from the animals1. The quills are often
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Hudson, NY
A small box covered in porcupine quills,with bone inlay.
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

Materials

Wood

Indian Vizagapatam Horn and Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Natchez, MS
Indian Vizagapatam Horn and Porcupine Quill Box in the regency taste-19th century comprised of 17th
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Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

A Mirror With a Frame of Porcupine Quill
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
A mirror with a frame of porcupine quill
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Early 20th Century Indian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Anglo-India Porcupine Quill Boxes
Located in Hudson, NY
Two Anglo-Indian porcupine quill boxes from the British Raj Period. Quill, ebony rosewood and bone
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ebony, Bone, Rosewood

Porcupine Quill Box with Ebonized Wood and Bone
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An ebonized wood, bone and Porcupine quill box. The interior with an inlaid bone and wood plaque
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20th Century Sri Lankan Decorative Boxes

Bone Elephant Decorated Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Footed Box
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century Anglo-Indian porcupine quill footed box with ebony and bone inlay decoration
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Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Ebony

Pair of Tall Late 20th Century Brass Granite Lamps with Porcupine Quill Shades
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
If you quill: Pair of tall lamps dating from the late 20th century with elegant brass stems, black
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Late 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Granite, Brass

Trio of Anglo-Indian Wood and Popcupine Quill Boxes
Located in New York, NY
A trio of Anglo-Indian porcupine quill and wood boxes. All the porcupine quills are intact. Can be
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Anglo-Indian Quill Box
Located in New York, NY
19th century Ceylon Anglo-Indian porcupine quill box. With bone disc inlay along ebony frame, the
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Ebony, Tortoise Shell

Pair of Regency Palmwood Etageres, circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
wood, has markings which resemble the appearance of porcupine quills. The hard and compact nature of
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Shelves

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Porcupine Quill For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the porcupine quill you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A porcupine quill — often made from wood, bone and ebony — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a porcupine quill — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right porcupine quill, those designed in Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. A well-made porcupine quill has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by SILVA (Sri Lanka) are consistently popular.

How Much is a Porcupine Quill?

Prices for a porcupine quill 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 $1,400.