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19th C. Mahogany Lap Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Regency Mahogany with Brass Inlay Lap Desk or Writing Box on a Later Mahogany Stand
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Figured Walnut Antique Writing Box by W.H.Took of Liverpool 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
boxes for stamps, and wafers (a type of letter sealer).
The compartment beneath the slope is
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
Burr Walnut Stationery Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
, "stamps" and Inkwell which is a travelling inkwell.
The writing box has a secret drawer to the side
Category
1870s British Antique Writing Box
Large Victorian Walnut and Writing Slope with Secret Drawers Dated 1877
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
rod is lifted up. A delightful and totally original writing box. There is some veneer loss to one side
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Extremely Fine and Rare 18th Century Spanish Colonial Papelera
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 18th century papelera (document / writing box) from Michoacan, circa 1750, is a colonial
Category
18th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Anglo Indian Writing Slope / Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Anglo Inidan brass mounted teak campaign lap desk, circa 1840. (rm)
Category
19th Century Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Desk, Northern Germany, 1830s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Biedermeier desk, northern Germany, 1830s. Made of birch.
Conical square feet, writing boxes on
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1830s German Biedermeier Antique Writing Box
Materials
Birch
Victorian Rosewood Stationary Box, Writing Slope
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn2771 Fine quality and very attractive, Victorian, rosewood and mahogany writing slope, finely
Category
19th Century Antique Writing Box
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Kingwood Sewing Box / Writing Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
, pen tray and other compartments for storing other writing supplies.
This wonderfully unusual box
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Antique Writing Slope, Victorian Lap Desk, Rosewood Mother-of-Pearl, 1870
Located in Vancouver, BC
is also called a writing box or a writing cabinet.
In certain instances it is known as a
Category
1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Antique Victorian Coromandel Writing Book Holder Box, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1860 in date. The rectangular box features gothic revival brass strap, with a similar hinge
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Writing Box, veneered in rosewood with Mother of Pearl, Abalone, Brass and Nickel.
The
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$2,232
Rare Naval Campaign Tea Safe or Chest
Located in New York, NY
of rough seas or theft. The locking mechanism is identical to the naval writing box (170-131) also
Category
Early 1800s English Campaign Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Lap Desk Writing Slope Box Rosewood, circa 1840
Located in Brussels, BE
Lap desk writing slope box rosewood, circa 1840.
Category
1840s Louis Philippe Antique Writing Box
Materials
Palisander
Boulle Writing Stand
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Victorian ink stand, pen trough and writing box enriched with tortoise shell and brass boulle
Category
19th Century French Antique Writing Box
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
$1,700
Antique Ladies Compendium Containing Work Box, Writing Slope And Jewellery Drawers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
for jewellery. The lower drawer hides a pull out writing slope desk with two matching Sheffield plate
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Writing Slope
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 19th Century English Regency Satinwood Writing Slope.
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Satinwood
$2,250
Antique Writing Case
Located in Hudson, NY
Intricate desk top or travelling writing case, comprising, leather writing slope, fitted
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Box
$1,850
Rosewood portable writing desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
. The keyed box lock opens to reveal a felt covered, slanted writing surface with fitted compartments
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Recency Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
Recency rosewood writing slope.
This exquisite writing slope dates back to circa 1820, it’s brass
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Rosewood
Victorian Walnut Writing Slope
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0 Attractive Victorian figured walnut writing slope with lift up lid and leather writing surface
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1870s English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
A Regency Writing Slope
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English Regency Satinwood Writing Slope with Fitted Interior. Circa 1820
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$2,250
Early Tunbridge Ware Penwork Writing Slope
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique writing box. The top has a penwork border and is adorned with a beautiful colored print
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19th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Antique Writing Box
Victorian Walnut Writing / Slope / Lap Desk
Located in Vancouver, BC
Victorian burled walnut writing slope with leather insert and fitted interior.
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19th Century Scottish Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Late 19th Century Oriental Writing Slope
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A finely gilded and decorated Oriental writing slope. The base section with a tightly fitted draw
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Writing Box
Large 19th Century English Tunbridge Writing Slope
Located in Fairhope, AL
Large 19th century English Tunbridge writing slope with inlay decoration. Very beautiful box that
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19th Century Antique Writing Box
Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Bound Corners
Located in Stamford, CT
Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Bound Corners
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Victorian 1880 Brass Bound Walnut Writing Slope
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A Victorian 1880 Brass bound Walnut Writing slope, in superb original condition, with its original
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1880s English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
Rosewood document box
Located in Boston, MA
Small document box with leather writing surface, exposed brass screw heads and handles.
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Rosewood, Leather
$2,800
Ebony Pen Box
Located in Richmond, CA
Solid ebony box designed to hold pens and other writing implements. Box has two brass latches and
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19th Century Indian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$700
William IV 1830 Satinwood and Inlaid Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
original to the box, a re- leathered writing surface, with an angle cut interior. Unfortunately, the key
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Satinwood
Victorian brass bounded mahogany writing slope with blue velvet
Located in New York, NY
Very good quality Victorian brass bounded writing slope with blue velvet writing surface. Brass
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19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Coromandel Writing Slope by Luechars, 38 and 39 Piccadilly
Located in Sundridge, GB
brass fittings. The interior lined in satinwood, retains its original violet writing surface and all
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1840s British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Late 19th Century Walnut Writing Slope with Original Brass Mounts
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A very good quality walnut writing slope. The interior with a hand tooled leather writing section
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Late 19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Late 19th Century Walnut Writing Slope with Brass External Bindings
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A walnut writing slope with very good brass external bindings but now missing the interior. The top
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Late 19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Regency 1820 Brass Inlaid and Brass Bound Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A wonderful Regency 1820 brass inlaid and brass bound rosewood writing slope. Beautifully made and
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Early 19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Palais Royal Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
sewing, writing, vanity and tea box. Veneered in rare mulberry wood with canted top and inlaid engraved
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Box
A Japanese Elm Storage Box
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
An early 20thC Japanese writing box, with various storage compartments, tin water / ink containers
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1890s Antique Writing Box
Materials
Elm
French Writing Desk in Boulle Marquetry with Crystal Inkwell, 19th Century
Located in Manduel, FR
Desk accessories
writing desk with crystal inkwells
in Boulle marquetry
Napoléon III period
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Victorian Moroccan Leather Writing Case Overlaid with Embossed Silver, 1894
By William Comyns
Located in London, GB
William Comyn's silver clad writing box.
Assayed in London in 1894.
The maroon coloured leather
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1890s British Rococo Antique Writing Box
Materials
Silver
Tunbridge Ware Antique Writing Slope Tonbridge Castle, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Tunbridge ware writing box with waisted sides, veneered in beautiful figured mahogany with
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Antique Birch and Sycamore Painted Spa Sewing Box, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
reading ‘Table, work-boxes, writing-cases, cigar and needle-cases, knitting and glove-boxes, and various
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19th Century Belgian Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Birch, Sycamore
19th Century English Burr Walnut Writing Table with Sage Green Leather Top
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
This really is an outstandingly good quality 19th century English burr walnut writing table with
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Fine Victorian Writing Slope in Rosewood
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
tray and 3 secret drawers, concealed, brass carry handles to sides. This fine writing box is in
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1850s English Early Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Victorian Campaign Stationary Box, Fall Front, Scotland, 1890
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Campaign stationary box, fall front, Scotland 1890, B2150y
Scotland 1890
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1890s Scottish Antique Writing Box
Materials
Oak
Betjemann Coromandel Writing Slope
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Betjemann Coromandel & Satinwood Writing box with stunning veneers, engraved gilded brass
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19th Century Antique Writing Box
Coromandel Writing Slope
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Writing Boxes can be found on our history page.
Shipping Cost: United Kingdom £25
Europe £85
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19th Century British Antique Writing Box
$1,768
Victorian Brass Bound Lap Desk with Stand
Located in New York, NY
similar examples of writing tables, accessories, and boxes on our website Florianpapp.com
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19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Antique Three Fold Wedged Campaign Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
baised slope is opened for writing, the depth of the box from front to back is large at 26 inches. The
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Lacquer Chinoisere Desk Antique
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese black and gilt chinoisere decorated desk with removable portable writing box with a
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Writing Box
CYLINDER TOP, MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY 2 PART SECRETARY
Located in Woodbury, CT
WITH 6 DRAWERS, 2 SHELVES , A LEATHER WRITING SURFACE AND ATTACHED INKSTAND/WRITING BOX. BELOW ARE 2
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut, Fruitwood, Satinwood, Sycamore
Tea Caddy Stamped Giroux in Boulle Marquetry Napoleon III Period, 19th Century
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in Manduel, FR
real reference for boxes, various and varied boxes or of writing’.
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Victorian Papier Mache Tray by Jennens
Betridge
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in London, GB
like writing boxes and fans. Many pieces were decorated in an Islamic design, popular in this period
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19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Papier Mâché
Circle of Rasio; Still Life, Italian, Late 17th C.
Located in New York, NY
various forms of ewers, vessels, and chargers in silver and silver gilt. A velvet covered writing box
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Writing Box
Writing Slope, Antique Victorian Lap Desk, Marine Walnut Brass, Scotland, B1096
Located in Vancouver, BC
antique the lap desk is a smaller variant of the Writing Slope. It is also called a writing box or a
Category
1890s Scottish Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Red Tortoiseshell Boulle Stationery Box
Photo Frame by Hallstaff
Hannaford
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
, London, calling themselves Halstaff & Hannaford, making ladies' work boxes, writing boxes and dressing
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Parcel-Gilt
Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Papier Mâché Settee by Jennens
Bettridge
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
such as writing boxes, trays, fans and furniture, which often featured painted decoration inlaid with
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19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
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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
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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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