Antique writing box

LARGE HEAVY ANTIQUE WOODEN WRITING BOX SLOPES WHEN OPEN. A quality antique writing slope with new blue leather and gilt tooled writing surface. The fitted interior includes compartments for inkwell, pens and stamps with two stationary compartments beneath the writing surface. Inlaid Rosewood Writing Box made by Daltons of Regent Street c. Rosewood writing box made during the very early Victoria period (possibly slightly earlier) in very fine condition.

Measures approximately 12”.

Fine Satinwood Box Millers Antiques Of Wooler £595. Detailed information including pictures are provided for each item and for a number of the items there is a linked video with Gary describing the particular item. The writing box was very popular from the end of the 18th C and all through the 19th C. It was a personal item containing all the necessary items for correspondence: inkwells, pens, a compartment for paper, etc. When open it forms a sloped writing surface. Regency Rosewood Brass Bound Box Desk.

There is a key with working lock. This antique writing box is available to buy now online or in store. A lovely antique writing slope made of rosewood with brass corners, a brass escutcheon and matching brass cartouche.

Inside, the box is fitted with a good quality dark green leather writing surface with a tooled edge. Below the writing surface are two further storage compartments. The box comes with its original working key. WB144: Mahogany late 18th century writing box the top inlaid with maple inlay depicting a patera and edged with a cross banding in laburnum to the top. Inside there is a leather covered writing surface and further compartments for papers and writing implements.

Teak And Brass Bound Campaign Writing Box Harveys Antiques £2$314. Brass hinges were used to connect the lid to the main part of the box. Victorian Fruitwood Writing Slope Box Slades Antiques £4$623.

Antique Mahogany Writing Slope Potter Antiques £225. Two vintage writing boxes for sale. One large (57cm x 64cm x 18cm) and one smaller (49cm x 42cm x 14cm). Larger one is slightly worn due to age and has a shelf that lifts up to show storage inside. Smaller one is in good condition.

Ask for extra pictures i usually have them. Good mahogany writing box. We offer a wide range of unique boxes and variety of other antiques. To discover more about our heritage and reputation for quality visit our About us page.

Edwards Patent concealed brass hinges with (simulated) screw threads and nuts.

Most have either their original working lock, or a new lock has been fitted. Each of the boxes already has its own tangible history. Many of them date from the 19th or early 20th centuries, and so they carry the signs of time and use.