Specimen Wood Writing Box
Stock No
5844
2015
- £1,750.00
- €2,017 Euro
- $2,357 US Dollar
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Item Description
A fine Georgian lap desk or writing slope, rosewood veneers over mahogany, cross banded with rosewood and an ebony line.
The top is veneered with a design of perspective cubes made up of many different specimens of both exotic and indigenous woods. Within is a newly lined leather writing surface. Beneath one flap is ribbon to hold papers, and beneath the other are three tiny drawers concealed behind a satinwood panel of six false drawers. Bound all round with brass and fitted with a Turners Patent lock and flush fitted campaign handles.
English circa 1820.
w:18 5/8 in x d:9 in x h:6 3/8 in
Item Info
Seller Location
London, London
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)207 7275263
+44 (0)7831 561042
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