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A FINE 19TH CENTURY ANGLO-INDIAN PORCUPINE QUILL INLAID WRITING SLOPE

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A FINE 19TH CENTURY ANGLO-INDIAN PORCUPINE QUILL INLAID WRITING SLOPE

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A FINE 19TH CENTURY ANGLO-INDIAN PORCUPINE QUILL INLAID WRITING SLOPE

the exterior decorated throughout with quills, the hinged top opening to a velvet lined writing slope and lidded compartments for inkwells and stationary, the upper hinged panel decorated with ivory inlay of two vases of flowers centred by an elephant, and inscribed 'Matura',

37cm wide x 13cm high

This lot is subject to CITES due to the ivory.

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