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Japanese Lacquered Writing Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nice antique Japanese writing box done in the style of Chinese carved cinnabar.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Rosewood writing box with impressive inlaid brass on the top and front with two flush Campaign
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
$1,163
Military Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Mahogany brass bound Campaign writing box with secret compartments and drawers, it has flush
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
$2,533
Japanese lacquer writing box
Located in Vancouver, BC
An early 20thC Japanese writing box, when open revealing various drawers, letter slots and a velvet
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood, Velvet
Anglo Indian Writing box
Located in New York, NY
This fully restored writing box consists of dark rosewood with ivory inlays, there is a fine
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Writing Box
$5,100
Georgian Irish Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Irish Writing Box made of solid Mahogany bound with square brass & steel screws and inlaid
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
flush fitting carrying handles which fit neatly into both sides of the writing box.
The interior has
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$1,840
Victorian Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Stutton, GB
Victorian rosewood writing box, with a lift up lid opens to reveal a writing slope and a fitted
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Writing Box
Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Walnut Writing box with inlaid brass strapping and reinforced corners. This brass helps to
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Regency Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Regency Rosewood Writing Box with scrolling inlaid brass, decorative escutcheons and secret drawers
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Betjemanns Coromandel Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Rare Miniature Coromandel Writing Box
High quality miniature Writing Box veneered in sumptuous
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Mahogany brass banded writing box
Located in New York, NY
Victorian, mahogany brass banded writing box, purple velvet writing surface
inscribed T.S
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Burr Walnut Writing box with inlaid brass strapping and reinforced corners. This brass helps to
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Writing Box by Edwards.
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Edwards Writing box veneered in wonderfully figured rosewood with double brass stringing framing
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$1,163
Quality Victorian Coromandel Writing Box
Located in Stutton, GB
Quality victorian coromandel writing box,with a hallmarked silver mount,lovely original fitted
Category
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Antique Campaign Writing Box
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
171 - A 20" campaign writing slope or writing box made of good heavy mahogany with extensive brass
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
The exterior of this writing box features a wonderful inlaid conch shell and oak leaf corners with
Category
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Chinese Export Lacquered Writing Box
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
Early 19th Century Chinese Export lacquer traveler's writing box with carrying handles on each side
Category
19th Century Antique Writing Box
Hausburg Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Striking ebonized coromandel & satinwood lined writing box with exquisite engraved inlays of mother
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
$5,271
Brass Bound Writing Box/Desk
Located in Vancouver, BC
Mid 19th century brass bound walnut writing box of rectangular form enclosing fitted interior
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Antique Campaign Writing Box
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
175 - George III campaign writing box (1795-1800) made of mahogany with extensive brass protective
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mahogany
Military Writing Box, circa 1800
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Brass bound mahogany writing box with flush fitting carry handles, brass escutcheon and initial
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
19thc English Exotic Wood Writing Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
19thC ENGLISH EXOTIC WOOD WRITING BOX
AN ATLANTA RESOURCE FOR FINE ANTIQUES
WE HAVE A
Category
19th Century Antique Writing Box
Writing Box with Inlaid Mosaic Design, circa 1875
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Writing box with inlaid mosaic designs running over the top with brass escutcheons.
The
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Anglo-Indian Satinwood Writing Box with Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
Anglo-Indian writing box with ebony and bone inlay. Ebony banding on all edges with star inlay
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Satinwood, Ebony, Bone
Georgian Writing Box By J.j.taylor
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Writing Box made of solid Mahogany bound with square brass & steel screws, has two campaign
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Georgian Writing Box by J.J.Taylor
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Writing Box made of solid Mahogany bound with square brass and steel screws, has two
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Coromandel Writing Box by John Turrill
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Unusually-shaped writing box typical of Turriil's superb workmanship, veneered in sumptuous
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
19th Century Rosewood Writing Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century rosewood writing box with secret compartment, brass and ebony string inlay with key
Category
19th Century Antique Writing Box
Materials
Rosewood
George III Mahogany Tambour Top Writing box
Located in Stutton, GB
George III mahogany tambour top writing box, with original brass carrying handles, the tambour top
Category
19th Century European George III Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Box
Located in Manchester, GB
A superb Victorian burr walnut veneered travelling writing box from the mid-19th century
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
Writing Box By Wells And Lambe
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
A Writing Box of outstanding quality made with Cuban Mahogany, with flush-fitting side-handles
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Writing Box by T. Handfords
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
escutcheons and flush fitting carrying handles which fit neatly into both sides of the writing box.
The
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Regency Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Regency rosewood writing box with elaborate brass inlays to the top and front, including an initial
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$3,286
Antique Writing Box with Top Secret Document Drawer
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Writing box features two secret compartments one of them being a top secret document drawer. The
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
William IV Amboyna Writing Box with Calamander Cross-Banding
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The writing box has calamander crossbanding, brass edging, escutcheons and flush carry handles. The
Category
1830s Great Britain (UK) William IV Antique Writing Box
Materials
Amboyna
Early 19th Century English Writing Box on Stand, Great Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th century English writing box on stand, great patina, ebony inlay with brass.
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
19th Century Anglo-Indian wild figured walnut writing box.
Located in Malvern, Victoria
19th Century Anglo-Indian wild figured walnut writing box.
The top and front having cross banded
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Victorian Coromandel Gentlemans Writing Box, circa 1860
Located in London, Greenwich
Victorian Gentlemans dome topped writing box dating from circa 1860. Hand made from coromandel wood
Category
1860s English Early Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Deer Writing Box
Located in New York, NY
Suzuribako writing box with a Rimpa-school décor of deer crossing a stream. The deer are carved
Category
18th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Writing Box
Materials
Pewter
Satinwood Writing Box
Located in Sundridge, GB
With tambor opening front and inlay to the top and original brass carrying handles
Category
1810s English George III Antique Writing Box
Victorian 1860 Burr Walnut “Double Decker” Writing Box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
Victorian 1860 Burr Walnut “double decker” writing box. Excellent condition with a working lock and
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
Coromandel Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Unusual shaped Coromandel writing box with ornate brass bands, inset with stunning tigers eye
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$1,300
England Early-19th Marquetry Escritoire or Writing Box, circa 1820
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Lovely gorgeous Fine quality early-19th century English marquetry escritoire or writing box, with
Category
Early 19th Century English Directoire Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
Antique Coromandel Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Writing Box veneered in exotic coromandel with bold brass edging and ornate engraved vacant
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Brass Trim Writing Box on Blind Fretwork Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century English brass trim writing box on blind fretwork stand
Measures: Overall 20" W x 10
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Paddle-Shaped Writing Box
Located in New York, NY
Rare paddle-shaped writing box decorated on the outside with an imperial scene. The palace building
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Writing Box
Materials
Silver, Gold
Georgian Mahogany Caddy Writing Box on Brass Feet
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
feet.
Four compartment within. Caddy or writing box.
Free UK Mainland delivery.
Please enquire
Category
18th Century Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mahogany
Papier Mache Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Papier Mache writing box by Thomas Lane.
Inset with a painted pearl glass panel of Alnwick
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Glass, Velvet, Papier Mâché
$4,320
Engraved Leather Writing Box
Located in Savannah, GA
Leather writing box, the top stamped with the initials E.R. in gold, 2 brass locks, the interior of
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Antique Kingwood Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Kingwood writing box with decorative brass inlays, ornate escutcheon, brass carrying handles and a
Category
Mid-19th Century British George IV Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Victorian Mahogany Campaign Writing Box
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Large Victorian mahogany Campaign writing box
This is a great example of a Campaign writing box
Category
1850s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Writing Box
Antique Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique writing box veneered in beautiful figured exotic rosewood with strong brass edging, fine
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Cherry Blossom Writing Box
Located in New York, NY
This stacked suzuribako writing box with a spring decor of cherry blossoms and birds is a
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Writing Box
Materials
Gold
Antique Oak Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Victorian oak writing box with brass edging for strength and inlaid with triple brass stringing
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Oak
$3,080
Exhibition Quality Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry Inlaid French Writing Box
Located in Darwen, GB
An exhibition quality kingwood and tulipwood parquetry inlaid French writing box constructed using
Category
1880s Antique Writing Box
English William IV Rosewood Writing Box with Extensive Brass Inlay Now on Stand
Located in Wells, ME
English William IV rosewood writing box with extensive intricate brass inlay, now on bespoke stand
Category
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
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Antique Writing Box For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic antique writing box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every antique writing box was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique writing box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique writing box made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. A well-made antique writing box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by David Edwards, Asprey International Limited and Drew
Sons are consistently popular.
How Much is a Antique Writing Box?
The average selling price for an antique writing box at 1stDibs is $1,699, while they’re typically $265 on the low end and $29,938 for the highest priced.
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