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Japanese lacquer suzuri’bako 硯箱 (writing box) with shishi
Hotei design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A captivating lacquer suzuri’bako (writing box) of rounded rectangular form depicting a pair of
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Writing Box
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Japanese lacquer suzuri’bako 硯箱 (writing box) with ‘Rinpa School’-style design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Superb rectangular ‘Rinpa School’-style black lacquer suzuri’bako (writing box) with a slightly
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass, Lead
18th Century Japanese Lacquer Writing Box and Tray Set
Located in Hudson, NY
Wheels Submerged in flowing water motif, believed to be a subject popular in samurai families. Example of the same subject matter in Tokyo National Museum.
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Writing Box
Antique Student Pencil Box Japanese Lacquer Ware Writing Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Japanese lacquer writing box 19th Century
Of rectangular shape, overall painted in famille rose
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Writing Box
Materials
Lacquer
$398 Sale Price
20% Off
Edo Gold-Lacquer Writing Box with Samurai Warrior, Makie Suzuribako
Located in Taichung, TW
-quality Edo lacquer work.
Inside, the box is finished in glowing nashiji and retains its full set of
Category
Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Writing Box
Materials
Lacquer
Rare Antique Regency Travelling Writing Box, English c 1810-1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
A rare Regency writing desk box made in solid ebony.
Original leather with natural age-related
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique 18.25
Large Gilt Lacquer Chinese Writing Box
Located in Brea, CA
big 19th Century gilt black lacquer Chinese writing table box . very good condition and beautiful
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Writing Box
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Japanese Pencil Box Lacquer Ware Writing Meiji Period, 19th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Japanese lacquer writing box 19th Century
Of rectangular shape, overall painted in famille rose
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Writing Box
Materials
Lacquer
$449 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Lacquer Writing Box, Suzuribako, Edo Period, 18th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An exceptionally fine and unusual Japanese lacquer writing implements box, suzuribako, in the form
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Writing Box
Materials
Gold, Silver, Copper
Vintage Regency Georgian Travelers Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
writing box. A superb example of 19th-century craftsmanship, this piece features a breathtaking burl wood
Category
19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Suzuribako or writing box made of nashiji lacquer and adorned with a landscape
Located in PARIS, FR
Suzuribako, or writing box, of rectangular shape, decorated with an imposing architecture realized
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Writing Box
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wooden travel writing desk early 20th century with red velvet top
Located in Miami, FL
in red velvet.
(The under table is not part of the writing box desk and is not for sale.)
Category
Early 20th Century Louis Philippe Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Antique Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box
Located in London, GB
the 19th Century, imitating traditional forms such as jewellery boxes, sewing baskets and writing
Category
Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Ebony
Regency Leather Bound Writing Slope Sewing Jewellery Box Engraved "K" 1818
Located in Cheltenham, GB
additional tray drawer and a writing box drawer at the base that includes a fold-out writing slope. The piece
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Antique Campaign Correspondence Box, Anglo Indian, Colonial, Writing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign correspondence box. An Anglo-Indian, teak and bone inlaid colonial
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Teak
NAPOLEON III Paris 1860 Travel Foldable Writing Desk Box In Precious Woods
Aba
By Napoléon III
Located in Miami, FL
An antique Napoleon III traveler portable writing-desk box.
This is a gorgeous portable writing
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Writing Box
Materials
Leather, Shell, Wood
$1,568 Sale Price
20% Off
18th c. Coromandel Travel Writing Slope
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine 18th century Indian Macassar Ebony traveling writing box with Tutenag metal hardware, the
Category
Late 18th Century Indian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Hardwood
English Victorian "Dome Top" Figured Burl Yew Wood Letter Box Circa 1865
Located in Incline Village, NV
writing box;. Tea caddies of this style are more prevalent, so writing boxes are especially rare. The
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Yew
Antique French Pewter Decorative Louis XV Style Stamp Box Case Etains D’Art
Located in Greven, DE
introduction of postal stamps in the 1840s. Early stamp boxes evolved from existing writing boxes and inkstands
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique Writing Box
Materials
Pewter
Antique French Silver Plated Brass Stamp Box Case Figural Cherry B. Wicker
Located in Greven, DE
designs evolved from writing boxes and inkstands and were used to store stamps as letter writing became
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Writing Box
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Antique Brown Wood Repoussé Chased Engraved Silver Stamp Box Case Dogs
Located in Greven, DE
traditional writing boxes and inkstands, where stamps were stored alongside sealing wafers. As letter writing
Category
Early 20th Century Belle Époque Antique Writing Box
Materials
Metal, Silver
Burl Wood Dome Letter Writing Treasure Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Burl Wood Dome Letter Writing Treasure Box. The wood looks like maple and has some Birdseye maple
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood, Burl
Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box with Writing Slope c1860
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware stationery box with writing slope
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Antique Flemish Dutch Antwerp Red Tortoiseshell Box Cabinet Chest On Stand
Located in Forney, TX
chest for storing fine flatware, or an important document case / traveling merchant coffer / writing box
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Writing Box
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Rosewood, Horn, Wood, Ebony
19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English burl walnut and ebony inlaid tunbridge writing slope box / lap desk, circa
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
$1,195 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Correspondence Box, Ceylon, Ebony, Campaign, Writing Slope, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gentleman's correspondence box. A Ceylonese ebony campaign writing slope
Category
Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Early Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Teak
Antique Campaign Correspondence Box, Indian, Colonial Writing Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Campaign correspondence box. An Anglo-Indian, teak and brass bound Colonial
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Antique Regency Mahogany
Rosewood Brass Inlaid Campaign Writing Slope Box
Located in King
s Lynn, GB
writing slope box with a side drawer and multiple hidden internal compartments and drawers. The exterior
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Antique Ladies Travelling Box, English, Sewing Case, Writing Slope, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ladies travelling box. An English, rosewood and inlay combination sewing case
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Writing Slope Box, Brass Mounted, English, 19th Century, Holiday Gift Idea
Located in Lisbon, PT
This English Brass Mounted Writing Slope Box is a fine example of the travel accessories.
With
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$536 Sale Price
50% Off
Napoleon III Writing Slope or Box, Marquetry, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Napoleon III box. Marquetry. France, 19th century.
Rectangular wooden box with a flat top and
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Writing Box
Materials
Other
Antique Ladies Utility Box, English, Burr Walnut, Writing Slope, Sewing, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
inlaid writing slope and sewing box, dating to the late Regency period, circa 1830.
Exceptional display
Category
Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Miniature Writing Desk Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This vintage miniature wood box has six drawers and lots of character and patina. Some of the
Category
Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Writing Box
Materials
Metal, Brass
$382 Sale Price
49% Off
Antique Burr Walnut Decanter Box Betjemann
By George Betjemann
Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
detail, the company quickly gained a reputation for producing some of the finest writing boxes and other
Category
Late 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Travel Box and Writing Slope with Exceptional Inlay, circa 1850
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a marvelous travel box. The inlay is stunning.
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century Lap Desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Amboyna
$1,258 Sale Price
20% Off
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century lap desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$2,256
Antique Swiss German Black Forest Carved Walnut Writing Letter Box Folding Desk
By Black Forest
Located in Portland, OR
A very good carved walnut Swiss German Black Forest writing box, folding desk desk, Brienz
Category
1880s German Black Forest Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Coromandel Writing Slope
Located in Martlesham, GB
open the box up there is a blue lined writing surface, a pen rest, three small compartments and two
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope c1850
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware writing slope
Date : c1875
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells
Category
1850s British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
19th C. Coromandel
Silver-Mounted Vanity Case Retailed By Mayer
Co Liverpool
Located in Dublin, IE
for commissioning high-quality fitted dressing and writing boxes from the best London cabinetmakers
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Silver
19th century campaign metamorphic camphor writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century metamorphic camphor writing slope circa 1890.
Here we have a fine quality campaign
Category
Late 19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Campaign Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Bible Box
Located in London, England
Oak bible box with sloped writing lid. Circa 1740.
H 26cm x W 66cm x D 46cm
Category
1740s British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Oak
$560
19th century inlaid Irish Killarney writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century inlaid Killarney ware writing slope circa 1870.
Beautiful Irish killarney region
Category
Late 19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Yew
Antique Brass-Bound Rosewood Writing Slope, c.1850
Located in Worcester, GB
Antique Brass-Bound Rosewood Writing Slope, c.1850
Nice quality mid-19th century English brass
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Rosewood
Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope with Cubework c1840
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware writing slope with cubework
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin
Category
1840s British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Regency Writing Slope with Rosewood Veneer c1810
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Regency writing slope with rosewood veneer
Date : c1810
Period : Regency
Origin
Category
1810s British Regency Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Table Top Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare English table top fall front writing desk in burl walnut and blue eglomise painted oval panels
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Paint
Mid 19th century mahogany brass bound campaign writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
-campaign writing slope, with secret compartments.
Rectangular shaped box with brass strapping and corner
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Walnut and Brass Writing Boxe
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful walnut desktop box which opens into a writing slope.
Decorated on the outside with 2
Category
1890s French Napoleon III Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$901 Sale Price
49% Off
19th century victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope circa 1870.
Fine quality english made
Category
Late 19th Century English Empire Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
Travelling Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope Edmund Nye c1860
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Travelling Tunbridge ware writing slope Edmund Nye c1860
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope by William Upton c1860
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading :Tunbridge ware writing slope by William Upton c1860
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pollard Oak Campaign Writing Slope or Lap Desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Pollard Oak Campaign Writing Slope or Lap Desk
This is a very rare piece, it is a
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Agate
Mid 19th century Swedish painted table top writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish painted table top writing desk circa 1850.
Good quality table top bureau
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Pine, Paint
Rare
Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
frequently used by merchants as a writing box - slope during travel and trade, as a small coffer - strong box
Category
16th Century Italian Japonisme Antique Writing Box
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Brass Bound Writing Slope from the Mid 19th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Brass bound writing slope from the mid 19th century
Date : c1850
Period : Victoria
Category
Early 19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
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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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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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