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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
$11,652
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
$2,995
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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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