C19th Anglo-indian Ebony , Porcupine Quill and Ivory Rectangular Desk-top Book-stand.

C19th Anglo-Indian ebony , porcupine-quill and ivory rectangular desk-top book-stand.

Ceylonese book-rack in excellent original condition , constructed with an ebony frame with turned ebony pilasters to the corners, the frame containing porcupine-quill spindles , the whole inlaid with ivory 'dot' inlay and stained red ivory designs and roundels.

Raised on miniature turned bun feet .

The production of such porcupine-quill wares was centred on the Galle District in the south-west of the island of Ceylon at this period , producing a huge variety of objects and furniture. At the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886 , firms such as D.F.De Silva showed a variety of such wares.

In excellent undamaged and original condition.

A smart, practical and highly-decorative desk accessory.

H 5"

W 17"

D 6"

Ceylon c.1880

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