λ A late 19th century Ceylonese ebony and porcupine quill writing slope

λ A late 19th century Ceylonese ebony and porcupine quill writing slope, with ivory and bone dot inlay, the hinged top revealing a panel decorated with a pair of lions and scrolling foliage with lac decoration, inscribed 'No. 1 MATARA 1876', above a pair of inkwells and a lidded pen compartment and with a ruler in a lidded compartment, above a baize lined writing surface, with two drawers, 13.2cm high, 38cm wide, 27.2cm deep.