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Pair of Large Designer Thomas Bernstrand Honken Bla Station Armchairs
By Bernstrand
Borselius
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
are thick hide, lightly filled and do the job very well, the oak writing slope is also very solid and
Category
20th Century Swedish Industrial Armchairs
Materials
Steel
19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Mosaic Jewelry Box with Lidded Compartments
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
of English writing slopes, or rectangular. Artisans inlaid the borders with stylized floral scrolls
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sandalwood
Antique Vizagapatam India Table Box Ebonized Wood
Bone Carvings
Located in Forney, TX
the back, reminiscent of English writing slopes, or rectangular. Artisans inlaid the borders with
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
French 19th Century Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French traveling writing box made of rosewood during the 1800’s. The top of the box is inlaid
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Satinwood and Mahogany 18th Century Bureau Bookcase Attributable to Thomas Shear
Located in Folkestone, GB
pulling the integral lopers that simultaneously open the cylinder and pull the writing slope forwards
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
19th C. French Empire Style Louis Philippe Period Secretaire Abattant
Located in Forney, TX
writing slope - work table, ample storage options for writing instruments, inkwells, important documents
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
Antique William IV Drop-Leaf Work Occasional Table Flame Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
having a baize lined writing slope above a pen and ink compartment housing a glass ink pot with 'Mosley's
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Regency Rosewood Inlaid Writing Desk Set with Inkwells
Located in Suffolk, GB
inlay were prized in fashionable English interiors.
The sloped writing surface is richly inlaid with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Inkwells
Materials
Rosewood
Victorian Charles Dickens Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
crafted from mahogany with a wonderful patina and finish
Features a sloped writing surface and raised
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Gillows Antique English George III Mahogany Secretaire Low Press Cupboard
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Glasgow, GB
Gillows design is this secretaire with upper sliding writing slope and the lower half fitted with an
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Campaign Brass Mounted Writing Box. English C.1840
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful solid tropical hardwood writing box or slope
Fabulous colour and figure in the wood
Category
Antique 1840s English Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
18th Century George II Miniature Campaign Bureau Chest on Later Chest Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
.
The bureau door opens to reveal the writing slope, arched pelmet above 5 cubbies, 5 drawers (one large
Category
Antique 18th Century English George II Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Baroque Secretary or Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
thread inlays on the front.
The sloping writing flap rises in the centre of the top, behind which there
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Nutwood, Walnut, Pine
Antique English Regency Mahogany Davenport Writing Desk Occasional Side Table
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
and London. Circa 1815-25.
The polished brass gallery rail above a slope front writing area which
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Inlaid Rosewood Child
s or Ladies Diminutive Writing Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare antique English inlaid rosewood child's or ladies writing desk with lift-up sloped lid with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks
Materials
Rosewood
$2,290 Sale Price
22% Off
Large Antique Campaign Walnut Writing Box With Secret Drawers. English C.1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful walnut writing box or slope
Fabulous colour and figure in the wood
Good condition
Category
Antique 1860s English Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut
Inlaid Pop Up Davenport Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
slope features an inset gilt tooled green leather writing surface and pen tray.
It has been
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Jewelry Inlaid Sadeli Footed Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
a flatter section at the back, reminiscent of English writing slopes, or rectangular.
Artisans
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
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
Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
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
Antique 16th Century Italian Japonisme Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Gustavian Secretary Desk in Black-Painted Pine – Sweden, c. 1790
Located in Kastrup, DK
. Behind the doors are pine shelves.
The sloping writing flap opens to a well-organised interior with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Louis XV style lady’s secretary with red and gold chinoiserie decoration
Located in Wien, AT
work.
Two drawers on the front, sloping writing. Writing flap and two pull-out support slats
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Wood
William IV Davenport Desk Slide Top 19th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
knobs
The drawers are locked by a locking mechanism to the right hand side The sloping writing surface
Category
Vintage 1980s William IV Desks
Materials
Oak
French Antique Horologist
s Storage Cabinet
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
made in pine and finished in black ebonised paint.
Full of character, this piece comprises a sloped
Category
Early 20th Century French Cabinets
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
Antique 1740s British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
$562
Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Davenport Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
.
Key Features:
* Rich rosewood construction with superb grain figuring
* Sloped lift-top writing
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
, crafted from beautifully figured burr walnut with decorative inlay. The sloped writing surface is inset
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
, enclosing baize sliding writing surface with ratcheted slope and interior drawers, over two short and one
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th century Chinese Canton black lacquered desk cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
another pullout / pull-out drawer which acts as another writing surface with adjustable slope. Cornice is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Regency Desks
Materials
Alabaster
English Mahogany Student Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
the sloped and leathered writing surface. Inside, two generously sized drawers offer additional
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Louis XV Secretary Desk, France 18th century
Located in Belmont, MA
with a graceful curved silhouette supported by four elegant curved legs, this desk includes a sloping
Category
Antique 1760s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau / Secretaire, Copenhagen Approx. 1780
Located in Kastrup, DK
with sloping writing flap for a sitting working position.
Behind the writing board are numerous drawers
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
$6,339 Sale Price
40% Off
Elegant Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau / Secretaire Cph. Approx. 1780
Located in Kastrup, DK
of doors with fillings, sides with profiled quartz columns.
Bottom part with sloping writing flap
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Original French Louis XV Secretary Desk, Paris 1760
Located in Belmont, MA
upper part has a sloping writing flap. The outside is decorated with a beautiful veneer and marquetry
Category
Antique 1760s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany
$13,200 Sale Price
40% Off
Late 18th Century French Cherry Wood Secretaire
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
writing section with a sloping flap that can be placed on 2 pull-out rails. Behind it are a total of 10
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Inlaid Freestanding Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
gallery over lift up lid opening to reveal a storage compartment, sloped writing surface with a leather
Category
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Furniture
Materials
Walnut
A W N Pugin Attri, Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with Linenfold
Floral Carving
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in London, GB
top and a sloping writing area opening to reveal storage and pigeon holes to the back, with Quatrefoil
Category
Antique 1860s English Gothic Revival Desks
Materials
Oak
ANTiQUE GEORGE III BACHELORS CHEST OF DRAWERS ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS OF LANCASTER
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1780 Georgian Bachelors Chest of Drawers with baize lined slip writing desk top and slope and
Category
Antique 1780s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Edwardian Satinwood Bonheur du Jour by Edwards
Roberts
By Edwards
Roberts
Located in Montreal, QC
the frieze drawer reveals a fitted interior and sloped writing surface. The tapering legs and spade
Category
Antique 19th Century English Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
. The front drawer opening out into a velvet lined writing slope with pen holder on the side. The gabled
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Victorian Walnut Writing Slope, circa 1860
Located in Salisbury, GB
A Victorian walnut writing slope, circa 1860.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Amboyna
$1,987
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
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Writing Slope
Located in Birmingham, AL
19th century English writing slope with inlay decoration and impressive scale.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Country Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century English Tunbridge Writing Slope
Located in Birmingham, AL
19th Century English Tunbridge writing slope with inlay decoration.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Country Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
William IV Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
William IV rosewood writing slope.
A stunning wringing slope that dates back to circa 1830, it’s
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English More Desk Accessories
Materials
Rosewood
William iv Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
William IV Rosewood writing slope.
A stunning wringing slope that dates back to circa 1830, it’s
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English More Desk Accessories
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century English Mahogany Writing Slope
Located in Birmingham, AL
19th century English mahogany and brass bound writing slope with brass inlay decoration
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Country Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Regency Officers Campaign Writing Slope
Located in London, Greenwich
An impressive large Regency officers campaign writing slope portable desk. Hand made in England
Category
Antique 1810s British Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Indian Vizagapatam Writing Slope
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An early 19th century Indian Vizagapatam writing slope.
The box is made from sandal wood and is
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Antique Victorian Writing Slope Wood and Mother of Pearl Scotland 1870 H613
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian writing slope, wood and mother of pearl, Scotland 1870, H613
Scotland 1870
Solid
Category
Antique 1870s Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Anglo Chinese Camphor Wood Writing Slope, circa 1820
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a lovely and early example of a 19th century Anglo Chinese camphor wood Writing Slope with
Category
Antique 1820s Chinese Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Burr Walnut Veneered Writing Slope
Key
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A Military Campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope with ebonised edging,
opening to
Category
Antique 1850s English Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Little 18th Century 1790 Sheraton Writing Slope
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A beautiful little 18th century 1790 Sheraton writing slope it is satinwood with a burr yew panel
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Satinwood
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Find a variety of writing slopes available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct writing slopes — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. There are 1010 antique and vintage writing slopes for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of writing slopes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Writing slopes are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Regency and Georgian styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Gillows of Lancaster
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Prices for writing slopes start at $60 and top out at $826,204 with the average selling for $2,711.
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- What are writing slopes?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Writing slopes are wooden boxes with angled padded tops. People in Victorian England used them as writing surfaces to protect their furniture and to store writing implements. You'll find a variety of antique writing slopes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What is a writing slope?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021Writing slopes, also known as writing slants or slant boards, can aid in the promotion of proper writing posture. When writing, they help relieve problems in the back, neck, shoulders, and wrists. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary writing slopes from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
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