1815936

Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope. #1815936

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Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope. #1815936
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Getting rarer - a great decorative item!</em></td>
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A handsome, large, Victorian period, brass-bound, burr walnut writing box of oblong shape, with fitted interior, and drawer in the base.
The interior is fitted with a set of 3 secret drawers, hidden behind a sprung panel. These have little fabric ribbon pull handles. The
writing slope is leather-covered, with gold tooling. One original ink bottle, although the cap is a probably ring-in. The edges of
the box are bound in bevelled brass, and there is a line of double fine brass stringing inside this on all sides. It has a brass lock and escutcheon plate, and also a brass presentation panel
on the lid (unengraved).
Box measures : Width 45cm, depth 27cm, height 21cm (17.1/2 inches by 10.5/8 inches by 8.1/4 inches).
Condition: Basically sound. The top has a crack through the veneer across one corner (see photos of lid).
There is a round veneer repair on one side (old), and various small bubbles etc. The brass stringing has some lengths absent, and some lifting.
Inside, the leather to the slope is split along the join of the two sections. There is chipping to the black veneer interior edges and the tag with which one pulls up the slope surface to access
the interior of the box, has been reglued. The spring to the hidden drawers is accessed by pulling up the partition next to
the inkwell, and works extremely well.
Basically, all wear is commensurate with the age of the box, and with use. It is a handsome item, and burr walnut is a very attractive finish.n More photos ...
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<tr><td>Condition:See description</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:Circa 1850</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:England</td></tr>





<tr><td>Title:Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope.</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Russell, New Zealand</td></tr>
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