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Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Burr Walnut Veneered Writing Slope Key
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A Military Campaign brass bound walnut writing slope with locked lower compartment and secret
Category

Antique 1850s English Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

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

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Keys
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A Military Campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope, opening to reveal the usual fitted
Category

Antique 1850s English British Colonial Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

English Mid-19th Century Burl Walnut Davenport Desk with Leathered Writing Slope
Located in Wells, ME
for ease of use. The writing slope is newly leathered in hand dyed and hand tooled full cowhide. When
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

Tunbridge Ware Antique Writing Slope Hever Castle, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tunbridge Ware writing box veneered in mahogany, with floral motif and view of Hever Castle, framed
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

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 Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Edwardian Oak Writing Bureau Possibly by Shoolbred Co., London
By Jas Shoolbred Co.
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
with raised gallery and terminating with attractive brass mounts. The fall-front writing slope has
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Writing Table Rosewood Brass-Mounted 19th Century
Located in Uppingham, GB
With original gold toothed leather top, a centre adjustable writing slope flanked by folding side
Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

George IV Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Edinburgh, GB
tooled green leather insert, which is over a central frieze drawer. This is fitted with a writing slope
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

George IV Burr Elm and Rosewood Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
The lifting leather writing slope revealing an extraordinary arrangement of eight secret drawers
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Georgian Partners Writing Table, circa 1800
Located in Sheffield, MA
adjustable writing slope and compartments, the cockbeaded drawers with brass swan-neck handles, raised on
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George III Desks and Writing Ta...

Materials

Brass

Victorian Golden Oak Swivel Pedestal Desk
By James Shoolbred
Located in Dorking, GB
up writing slope reveals a further pen drawer and paper compartments. It measures 60 by 27 inches
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak

French Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, circa 1860
Located in Edinburgh, GB
, above a serpentine top with moulded edge above a long frieze drawer fitted with a writing slope, raised
Category

Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

British Midcentury Teak Desk Designed by John and Sylvia Reid for Stag Furniture
By Stag Furniture 1
Located in London, GB
, giving a very smart style. Two pull out / pull-out writing slopes, bank of three drawers to the right a
Category

Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

18th Century Veneered Walnut Writing desk or escritoire
Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB
feature of being both silvered and gilded lacquer. The fall itself contains a rising ratcheted writing
Category

Antique Early 18th Century British George I Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Three One Four Studio, "Fossilised" Desk, Rosewood, Vellum, Resin, Brass
Located in Hinckley, GB
hexagon, whilst the writing slope is wrapped in hand-dyed vellum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Victorian French Bonheur du Jour by Robert Strahan Co, Dublin
By Robert Strahan
Located in Edinburgh, GB
drawer with writing slope and sections for stationery, and a cross-banded kingwood fore-edge. It all
Category

Antique 1870s French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Coromandel Mother-of-Pearl Writing Box by W. C. Fuller, 19th Century
By W.C. Fuller
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Magnificent coromandel writing slope by W.C. Fuller, London. Inlaid and engraved in mother-of-pearl
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

19th century Campaign desk top writing table
Located in Walton-On-Thames, GB
winding mechanism for the writing slope, with side drawer and folding legs.
Category

Antique 19th Century European Campaign Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll Up Desk, Scotland 1870, H345
Located in Vancouver, BC
slide With hinged writing slope Six buds eye maple drawer and cubby holes Below are a a pair of
Category

Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

George IV Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Edinburgh, GB
rim and gilt tooled green leather insert sits over a central frieze drawer fitted with a writing slope
Category

Antique 19th Century Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Oak Arts and Crafts Style Davenport
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
mahogany lined drawers to the right hand side. The leather covered writing slope opens to reveal two
Category

Antique 1890s British Arts and Crafts Desks

Materials

Oak

Salem Sheraton Carved Mahogany Two Drawer Work Table
Located in Wells, ME
feature fitted interiors, the top drawer having a writing slope, the second drawer multiple partitions
Category

Antique 19th Century American Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Walnut Stationary Box Inlaid with Ebony and Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Port Chester, NY
Antique travel writing slope in well figured walnut. Original faded blue gray velvet. Piece
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Desk Sets

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Walnut

Ant. Victorian Inlaid Turnbridge Ware Writing Box, Scotland 1870, H1036
Located in Vancouver, BC
writing slope with lift up pen hold, space for two inkwells and a pair of small drawers Leather has been
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Umbrella Stands

Materials

Wood

English Walnut Davenport Writing Desk
Located in Katonah, NY
has a lift up writing slope with a newly restored tooled leather insert and boxwood, ebony and
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Walnut, Leather

Regency Sarcophagus Table Cabinet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
mounts. Comprising of a sewing compartment with original fittings, a draw for jewellery and a writing
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Boxes

19th Century Giltwood Octagonal Drum Table
Located in London, GB
its original writing slope. The drum table raised on an elegnatly scrolling four splay stem which
Category

Antique 1840s English Victorian Center Tables

Materials

Giltwood

Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
or secular use. By the 17th century, when reading and writing was more prevalent within the household
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique 17th Century Bureau Of Finest Quality In Oak ( REF AF-3666 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
velvet writing slope, providing both functionality and elegance. This ingenious design allows for a
Category

Antique 17th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Victorian Mahogany Roll Top Bureau
Located in Edinburgh, GB
/ pull-out slide with tooled leather writing slope (ratchet adjustable) flanked by similar leather insert
Category

Antique 19th Century Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Campaign Rosewood Box Desk
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
writing slope. The two parts of the writing slope both open, the lower part to a storage area and the
Category

Antique 19th Century British Boxes

Materials

Brass

Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport
Located in Beaconsfield, GB
Victorian burr walnut davenport having a leather writing slope which lifts up to reveal a satinwood
Category

Antique 19th Century British Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Fabulous Unusual Victorian Burr Walnut Antique Games Table and Desk
Located in Antrim, GB
games board lifts as writing slope c1860 37ins x 20ins x 29ins high Declaration: This item is
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Tables

Materials

Walnut

Edwardian Mahogany Document Box, circa 1905
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
catch to front which opens to reveal 6 compartments and a leatherette writing slope, circa 1905
Category

Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Georgian Mahogany Pedestal Desk, circa 1800
Located in Woodbury, CT
leather top with gilt tooling and mechanical writing slope both crossbanded in rosewood and above a three
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Georgian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Writing Table, Late 19th Century Mahogany, Sheraton Revival
By Sheraton Revival
Located in Uppingham, GB
surface that has a leather tilting writing/reading slope, beneath this two further larger drawers. All
Category

Antique 1890s English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

English Late Regency Library Desk/Cabinet
Located in Sheffield, MA
This unusual mahogany cabinet/desk has an adjustable lift-top writing slope with carved gadrooned
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Brass

Stunning Victorian Burr Walnut Cylinder Desk
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
graduated drawers to each pedestal. The interior featuring a pull-out slide with an adjustable writing
Category

Antique 1860s British Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

William IV Period Rosewood and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Lady s Table Compendium
Located in Cambridge, GB
drawers behind; the lower one forming a removable writing-slope. The exterior inset with nacre stylised
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Jewelry Boxes

Antique Secretary Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
slope and sections for writing materials including a drawer within a drawer pull out pen and ink holder
Category

Antique 18th Century British George III Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

New England William and Mary Desk on Frame
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fine rectangular maple box with hinged writing slope lid opening to an interior with five
Category

Antique 1740s American William and Mary Desks

Ladies table compendium and jewelry box
Located in East Geelong, VIC
her jewellery, and at the bottom is a pull out writing slope with provision for ink, pens and paper
Category

Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Walnut Davenport
Located in Manchester, GB
in very good condition with working locks and keys to the drawers and writing slope. Ready to use and
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Large Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Poling, West Sussex
, complete with racheted writing slope, leather writing surfaces and satin birch fronted stationary
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-Victorian Partners Desk
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
drawer with a pop up and retractable writing slope and two cupboards. The reverse side with three faux
Category

Antique 1860s British Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

18th century walnut and pollard oak seretaire abbatant
Located in Penzance, GB
adjustable writing slope. Four long drawers make up the main carcass. All drawers have oak linings which is a
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut

Small Antique French Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
inlays on the fronts. The central draw opens to reveal a fitted interior with a writing slope, including
Category

Antique 1840s French Empire Bookcases

19th Century Victorian Inlaid Burr Walnut Sewing Table
Located in Poling, West Sussex
. The top is raised to reveal fitted compartments and a writing slope with a leather surface. The whole
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Tables

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Rosewood Davenport Desk
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
a sloping leather covered writing surface which lifts open to a cedar wood lined storage area. To
Category

Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Captain MacPherson s Writing Desk or Slope
By William Dobson
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A brass edged, mahogany Writing Desk made by Dobson of 166 Strand. This slope was made with
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

William IV 19th Century Period Burr Walnut Davenport Stamped by T.Willson
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
leathered writing slope. The rectangular walnut top is veneered with a thumb-nail bevelled edge above a
Category

Antique 1830s British William IV Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century, Dutch Marquetry Drop Front Secretary / Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
, that are used to support the writing slope when open. Below that are serpentine shaped block front
Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique 18th Century Fine Quality Bureau Bookcase In Mahogany ( REF AF-3190 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
interior with a leather writing slope and three large drawers below. The gorgeous grain and colour of the
Category

Antique 18th Century British Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Japanese Writing Cabinet
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
An excellent 19th century Japanese writing cabinet of unusual design, small proportions and
Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Secretaires

Materials

Wood

NILS JONNSON Mid Century Domi 9 Modular Rosewood Shelving system, 1960 s
By Nils Jonsson
Located in Chester, England
cupboard, double glass fronted sliding door display cabinet. An adjustable writing / work slope and four
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

Davenport
Located in Roswell, GA
. Four Side drawers on the right with brass handles. Pencil box on top of writing section. Slope writing
Category

Vintage 1950s English Desks

Materials

Brass

Davenport
Davenport
$2,995
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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 London, Harrods and David Edwards each produced beautiful writing slopes that are worth considering.

How Much are Writing Slopes?

Prices for writing slopes start at $60 and top out at $826,204 with the average selling for $2,711.
Questions About Writing Slopes
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Writing 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
    Writing 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.