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Writting box or Suzuribako in black and gold lacquer of a karstic landscape
Located in PARIS, FR
Suzuribako (writing box) in black lacquer, rectangular in shape, with a gold lacquer (maki-e
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Writing Box
Materials
Gold Leaf
Important Japanese Lacquer Presentation Box Gifted by Japanese President to RAF
Located in Newark, England
, Nashiji was commonly used in luxury objects such as inro, writing boxes, tea caddies, and furniture
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Antique Writing Box
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Early 20th Century Desk Set by Thornhill
Co London Circa 1910
By Thornhill
Located in London, GB
& silversmiths by the manufacture of dressing cases, writing boxes & other luxury pieces & winning a prize medal
Category
1910s English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Crocodile, Alligator
Royal Naval Surgeon Robert Prideaux and His Wife Mary Ann
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
skull at his elbow and his wife with an open writing box. Oil on canvas within a gilded frame and
Category
1810s English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Antique Regency Campaign Writing Slope Brass Mounts, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
tooled red leather writing surface with stationery box and divisions, that features two ink well
Category
1820s Regency Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Victorian Glossy Extending Black Leather Stationary Writing Slope With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Victorian Glossy Black Leather Extending Correspondence Box / Writing Slope With Black Tooled
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass, Steel
$2,050 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Rosewood Campaign Writing Slope Desk 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century English Georgian campaign writing slope, box or travel desk. Made of walnut
Category
19th Century Campaign Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$612 Sale Price
20% Off
English Art Deco Twin Bottle Tantalus by George Betjemann
By George Betjemann
Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
quickly gained a reputation for producing some of the finest writing boxes and other luxury desk
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Writing Box
Materials
Metal
Oversized Antique English Olivewood Stationery Cabinet by Betjemann
Leuchars
By Leuchars
Son, George Betjemann
Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
Bearing a Duke’s Coronet
From our Writing Boxes collection, we are delighted to offer this
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Mughal Ivory Inlaid Wood Cabinet, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
border opening down to reveal eight drawers. This is a box that opens at the front to become a writing
Category
17th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Ivory, Wood
$20,903 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Italian Renaissance Era Brass Mounted Walnut Table Cabinet Wall Cupboard
Located in Forney, TX
drawers, used as a collectors cabinet or cabinet of curiosities, writing box, jewelery casket, odds and
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass, Iron
17th Century Italian Milano Renaissance Period Bone Ivory Ebony Tabletop Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
Morrish inspired Spanish Vargueno traveling writing box desk.
Our example is characteristic of the
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass, Bronze
18th Century Northern Italy Polychrome Lacca Povera Wood Antique Table Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
(writing instrument and document box) or collectors cabinet (for valuables).
Hand-crafted solid pine
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Writing Box
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Pine, Paint
Antique Victorian Quality Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Davenport Desk
Located in Ipswich, GB
gallery above a lift up stationary box above a writing slope with the original leather crossbanded in
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$1,194 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of candelabrum with 9 lights in gilded, silvered and burnished bronze
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
selling all kind of supplies and small objects such as paints, varnishes, albums, writing-papers, fans
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Writing Box
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Antique Gourd-Shaped Blue and White Porcelain Vase, Ming Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
pattern is Influenced by the Silk Road trade in Ming period. By the box writing, It is said to be a vase
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Writing Box
Materials
Earthenware
Rare 19th Century English Tunbridgeware Hair Pin or Slide
Located in Dallas, TX
cribbage boards, paperweights, writing slopes, snuffboxes and glove boxes.
At the Great Exhibition of 1851
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
An Anglo Indian bone, ebony and metal inlaid sadeli work box with portable writing desk, Bombay
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Metal
Indian Hardwood Writing Box
Located in Stratford upon Avon, GB
Indian hardwood brass bound travelling writing box.
Category
1890s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Inlaid Micro Mosaic Writing Box.
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful inlaid micro mosaic writing box.
Missing parts, see photos.
Bone Ebony Mosaic tiles
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Bone, Wood, Ebony
Brass Mounted Walnut Writing Box, circa 1860
Located in Salisbury, GB
A brass mounted walnut writing box,
circa 1860.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Writing Box
Antique Military Writing Box with Calendar
Located in Southampton, NY
Military Writing Box with Calendar and Roll-up Top. Leather Writing Slope.Two Inkwells.Bottem
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Cherry
Irish Mahogany Writing Box/Lap Desk, 1880
Located in Salisbury, GB
Irish mahogany writing box/lap desk inlaid with various symbols including a harp, shamrock etc
Category
Late 19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Regency Mahogany Writing Box on Stand
Located in London, GB
A wonderful traveling writing box on cabinet. Made from the best quality
Flame mahogany and
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mahogany
Japanese Lacquerware Writing Box with a Phoenix Motif
Located in New York, NY
Japanese lacquerware writing box with a phoenix motif
Meiji period, late 19th century or early
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century Chinese Black and Gold Lacquer Writing Box
Located in San Antonio, TX
Beautifully detailed and large Chinese export lacquered in gold writing box. This exquisitely
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Mt. Fuji Writing Box
Located in New York, NY
Suzuribako writing box with décor of Mount Fuji on a gold lacquer ground, the inside with gold
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Writing Box
Materials
Gold, Silver
Hydrangea Writing Box
Located in New York, NY
A suzuribako (writing box) with aikuchi (flush-fitting) lid, rounded edges and corners and interior
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Writing Box
Materials
Lacquer
English William IV Mahogany Tambour Writing Box with Drawer Serpentine Shaped
Located in Wells, ME
English William IV mahogany tambour writing box with drawer. The tambour top is serpentine in
Category
Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Victorian Writing Box by P&F Shafer of 27 Piccadilly London
Located in London, Greenwich
A super quality Victorian writing box by P&F Shafer of 27 Piccadilly London. Hand made from
Category
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Leather
Japanese Marquetry 19th Century Writing Box
Located in Chicago, IL
as a writing or calligraphy box.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Writing Box
English 19th Century Rosewood and Brass Writing Box
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century English mahogany and brass writing box with leather writing top and storage
Category
1880s English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
English 19th Century Trinity House Burl Walnut Writing Box Ship and Cube Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
English 19th century burl walnut writing box of unusual interior conformation. The exterior of the
Category
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Green Leather Bound Writing Box Blottter Cameo Gilded
Located in Brighton, GB
A Victoria green leather bound writing box and blotter
Each with five mounted cameos mounted
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Leather
Antique Greek Key Calamander Brass Writing Box with SECRET compartment.
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Calamander writing box with beautiful brass Greek key edging and ornate engraved initial
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Antique Greek Key Calamander and Brass Writing Box, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique calamander writing box with beautiful brass Greek key edging and ornate engraved initial
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Writing Box with Fans and Flowering Plants
Located in New York, NY
A nando suzuribako (writing box with en-suite storage) with aikuchi (flush-fitting) lid and beveled
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Writing Box
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Leather Bound Writing Box by J. T. Needs London, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Leather bound writing box with brass gilded campaign carry handle, escutcheon and hinge
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Ant. Victorian Inlaid Turnbridge Ware Writing Box, Scotland 1870, H1036
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ant. Victorian Inlaid Turnbridge Ware Writing Box, Scotland 1870, H1036
Scotland 1870
Mixed
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Antique Writing Box with secret compartment by Hausburg, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique brass bound mahogany writing box with double brass stringing, flush carry handles and
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Victorian Inlaid Wood with Pollard Oak Writing Box, Scotland 1870, H170
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian inlaid wood with pollard oak writing box, Scotland 1870, H170
Scotland 1870
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Brass Inlaid Rosewood Writing Box by William Wilson Edinburgh
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
Period
Regency
Maker
William Wilson, Edinburgh
Decoration
Rosewood with brass stringing and inlay
Condition
Good condition. Sound structure. A few marks to finish co...
Category
19th Century Antique Writing Box
Materials
Rosewood
Victorian Burr Walnut Stationary/Writing Box, Letter Rack, Scotland 1880, H970
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Stationary Box, Letter Rack, Writing Box, Scotland 1880, H970
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
Coromandel Mother-of-Pearl Writing Box by W. C. Fuller, 19th Century
By W.C. Fuller
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
the box depicting their overnight camp.
Opening this magnificent writing slope reveals a burgundy
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Anglo-Chinese Padouk and Brass Mounted Scholar
s Writing Box
Located in New York, NY
With a central well surrounded by compartments and drawers of unusual design. The brass lock, escutcheon, corner brackets, hinges and carrying handles are original to the piece. Now ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Writing Box
A fine Dutch Rococo mirror-back dressing or writing box
Located in Sharon, MA
fashioned in the form of a slant front desk with a fold down writing surface supported by lopers above a
Category
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Writing Box
Materials
Burl, Walnut
Victorian Writing Slope in Walnut
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn2674 Victorian writing slope - writing box in walnut in original condition with new, green
Category
19th Century Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Figured Walnut Writing Slope
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
J032 Attractive Victorian writing box in walnut, having decorative figured walnut lift up lid
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
Antique Japanese Iron Mounted Tansu Suzuribako Wood Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique late 19th century Japanese iron mounted tansu or suzuribako calligraphy writing box. Push
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Writing Box
Materials
Iron
19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium
Located in Antwerp, BE
, desk box, writing box, or a decorative box to place your keys. The cast iron top brazier is an ideal
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Regency 1820 Rosewood Mother or Pearl and Brass Inlaid Combination Jewelry Box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
This is a Regency 1820 rosewood mother or pearl and brass inlaid combination Jewelry/writing box
Category
1820s English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Rosewood
English Writing Slope Marquetry Box, 19th Century
Located in Woodbridge, CT
English, writing slope crossbanded and inlaid with satinwood, ebony, and other exotic woods fitted
Category
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, Kent
A fine quality early 19th century Amboyna wood writing slope or lap-desk bound with brass strapping
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Writing Box
Materials
Amboyna
$1,987
Fine Baroque Writing Casket
Located in Vienna, AT
rectangular box with hinged lid, on all sides geometric marquetry. Interior with numerous compartments, closed
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Writing Box
Materials
Nutwood
Early 19th Century Writing Slope
Located in London, GB
A stunning late 18th early 19th century parquetry veneered writing slope box. Lovely detail and
Category
Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Regency Officers Campaign Writing Slope
Located in London, Greenwich
An impressive large Regency officers campaign writing slope portable desk. Hand made in England
Category
1810s British Regency Antique Writing Box
Materials
Rosewood
Victorian Betjemann
s Patent Writing Slope
By George Bentjemann
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
Victorian Betjemann's patent writing slope
A fine Victorian walnut and gilt brass-mounted
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
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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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