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19th Century Rosewood Antique Writing Desk Circa 1840
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
WRITING SLOPE
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Conwy, GB
Height adjustable with a green leather insert to the writing slope, raised on plain trestle
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Writing Desk, French, Flame, Cedar, Bonheur Du Jour, Victorian, C.1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Generously sized lower shelf between the serpentine sides
Opening outwards, the writing slope presents a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cedar
19th Century Regency Rosewood Writing Table Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Writing Slope Is Fully Adjustable.
Stunning Piece
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
George IV Pollard Oak Writing Desk
By George Smith
Located in London, GB
patination to the oak. In the manner of George Smith. The Tooled red leather writing slope with easel support
Category
Antique 19th Century English George IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Oak
19th Century Burr Walnut Writing Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
slope at the centre which has a green leather writing surface with Greek key tooling, with a single oak
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY KIDNEY SHAPED DESK CIRCA 1890
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
BOXWOOD, FITTED INTERIOR WITH A WRITING SLOPE IN THE DRAWER, BLACK LEATHER
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Regency Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
lift up writing slope with a green leather writing surface with gold tooling, with two oak lined
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Antique Early 19th Century European Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Regency Fiddleback Mahogany Writing Table Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Benington, Herts
adjustable writing slope bearing all the signs of the famous cabinet makers Gillows.
Very unusual in form
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 19th century Regency davenport writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
leather writing surface. Top opens to reveal a richly colored interior with 2 drawers.
Writing slope lifts
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander
19th century tall pine lecture writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
writing slope flip lid, with a well underneath for storage, brass ink well sliding catch, but no ink well
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Victorian Period Partner
s Writing Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
such as a moulded rectangular top with two rising fall writing slopes in the centre topped by a brass
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Victorian Burr Walnut Piano Top Pop Up Davenport
Located in Altrincham, GB
with writing slope and ink bottles, scroll end supports flanking drawers on plinth base and blind
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
20th Century English Edwardian Rosewood and Marquetry Telescopic Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
dual hinged top, operating on a cantilevered rising writing slope with extensive tooled leather
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
writing slope.
Category
Antique 1880s Dutch Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Inlaid Walnut Davenport Writing Table Desk
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
writing slope.
In good antique condition with historic knocks, marks, cracks, scratches, wear
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Burr Walnut Prince of Wales Writing Table Desk Oxblood Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
with bronze gallery rail, internal drawer, writing slope and hand carved Price of Wales feathers and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
George iv Mahogany Campaign Desk
Located in Conwy, GB
joined by ring turned stretchers with C scroll spandrels, the central ratcheted writing slope above three
Category
Antique 1820s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Burr Walnut Davenport
Located in London, GB
, 154 Oxford Street. The writing slope on the Davenport twists around to allow for leg room and the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cedar, Walnut
Directoire Mahogany Architect’s Table Attributed to Jacob Frères
By Jacob Frères
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The double-ratchetted adjustable rectangular top with an ebony leather-lined writing slope with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
Early 19th Century Mahogany Architects Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
mechanism which serves as an architects reading / writing slope, the desk having a selection of five drawers
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Superb Quality Large 19th Century Mahogany Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
each end is a fitted drawer with a green leather writing slope and various compartments, the top of the
Category
Antique 1860s English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese made amboyna desk
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
a writing slope on a ratchet, the right hand drawer with a movable pen box. All the lower drawers
Category
Antique 1840s Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Amboyna
Substantial Victorian Oak Partners Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
unusual pull-out leather writing slope, The opposing draw is Faux. Above two large pedestals with cupboard
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Louis XV Walnut Ormalu Inlaid Ladies Library Vanity Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
the writing slope merged with a chest of drawers; antique bureaux are essentially a fusion of two
Category
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Early Victorian 19th Century Rosewood Pop Up Davenport Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
two drawers and a writing slope that pulls out with ink pot and pen tray, a pair of carved cabriole
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Davenport, English Walnut, Bird
s-Eye Maple Writing Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Davenport. An English, walnut and bird's-eye maple writing desk, dating to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Davenport
Located in Richmond, Surrey
19th Century Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Davenport with a sloping green leather writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
English Writing Box of Brass-Bound Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
An English writing slope (Captain's box) of brass-bound mahogany, featuring a two-section hinged
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fine Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Brass Tambour Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
the drawer is opened the angled writing slope can be opened to reveal a fitted interior with a further
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Victorian Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Montreal, QC
(later) fitted red baize writing slope, and pen, stamp, and inkwell compartments. Both sides of the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Writing Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Austin, TX
An English writing slope (Captain's box) of brass-bound mahogany, featuring a two-section hinged
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
American Chippendale Mahogany Antique Slant-Front Writing Desk, circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
mahogany from age and use, nicely patinated from time. Old cracks in feet, sturdy and strong. Writing slope
Category
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Campaign-Ware Writing Box of Camphor-Wood on Stand
Located in Austin, TX
doubles as a writing slope, and ebonised stringing. The interior featuring a suite of small drawers with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Period George III Tambour Top Desk
Located in London, GB
mechanism. The felt tilt top writing slope has an adjustable angle with original sharks teeth supports
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Hobbs
Co. English Roll Top Cylinder Desk
By Hobbs
Co.
Located in Den Haag, NL
leather compartments with a convenient lift up writing slope. This sits upon two pedestal bases featuring
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Campaign Era Writing Box of Brass-Bound Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English military officer's writing slope (or Captain's box) of brass-bound mahogany, from
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Victorian Style Walnut Roll-Top Desk with Tambour Front
Located in Plainview, NY
, slide fitted with writing slope with inset leather surface, over two drawers on turned supports.
An
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Boulle Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
reading ‘Fritz seiner Mimi’ and an escutcheon within the top hinged lid. To access the writing slope you
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
) writing slope, featuring a refined, sophisticated elegance and rich warmth, the beautifully figured
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Tunbridge Ware Inlay Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
walnut and Tunbridge Ware inlay opening to reveal a leather writing slope with two storage compartments
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Rare Victorian Lever Brothers London Opticians Desk with Books Hiding Glasses
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
writing slope, six large books which are actually faux storage for a selection of test glasses
We have
Category
20th Century English Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Large antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
writing box with brass bounds and corners, opening up to reveal a writing slope with original green velvet
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Coromandel Mahogany Brass Inlaid English Writing Box Slope Mother Pearl
Located in Dublin, Ireland
travelling writing slope of outstanding quality and medium proportions and traditional sloped form. Firmly
Category
Antique 19th Century English Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Quality Figured Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
straps opening to reveal a fitted writing slope, pen tray, original ink bottle, two lift up lids opening
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Escritoire Cabinet, French Secretaire, Chest of Drawers, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
figuring and generous writing slope
Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order
Burr walnut stocks
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Walnut and Inlay Bureau
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
section with sliding top revealing another five drawers and a pull out writing slope. All above one long
Category
Antique 18th Century Belgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Oak, Walnut, Burl
Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
reveal a fitted writing slope, pen tray, original ink bottle, two lift up lids opening to reveal a
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Victorian Black Walnut and Mahogany Writing Stationery Box
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique Victorian inlaid black walnut and mahogany fall front writing slope
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Inlaid Writing and Sewing Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
complete writing slope with silver lidded inkwells. Provenance: Foord Antiques, West Sussex England.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George III Side Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood, Ebony
Georgian Military Campaign Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
baize writing slope with each half of the slope hinging up to access storage below, the upper lid can be
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Painted Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Italian Painted Drop Front Desk, c. 1780. Writing slope - 41 1/2"h, Open depth - 38 1/2".
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
$7,500
Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
corners and straps opening to reveal a fitted writing slope with a pen tray, two lift up lids opening to
Category
Antique 1860s Victorian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
English 19th Century Writing Table with Two Large Front Drawers and Sloped Top
Located in Santa Monica, CA
English 19th century writing table with two large front drawers and sloped table top.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Camphor Campaign Military Split Chest of Drawers Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
pullout writing slope/bureau.
The writing slope has recently been recovered, top pulls out and drops
Category
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
George III Late 18th Century Mahogany Tambour Writing Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
green leather writing slope and rests above two deep drawers with brass pulls. The case stands on square
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Papier Mâché Writing Desk and Games Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Victorian papier mâché writing slope and games table, having an ebonized ground
Category
Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
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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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