Rare 19th Century Porcupine Quill Sliding Lid Box, C1870 old vicks bottles 5cm x 26cm

5cm x 26cm

A stunning pair of siphon bottles

Beautiful to display on a  sideboard in the living room with other antique pieces creating a vignette

This is a wonderful old bread shovel and would have originally been used by a baker to mix flour and dough

5cm length x 8

Rare 19th Century Porcupine Quill Sliding Lid Box, C1870 old vicks bottles 5cm x 26cmA beautiful 19th century porcupine quill box, handcrafted with carefully arranged natural porcupine quills (which are shed naturally so no porcupines are harmed) with an ebonised wooden frame and bone inlay. It has a sliding lid and a simple wooden interior, making it perfect for storing jewellery, letters or treasured keepsakes. Porcupine quill boxes were produced throughout the 19th century, particularly in colonial India and Ceylon (present day Sri