VICTORIAN FIGURED WALNUT BRASS BOUND MILITARY CAMPAIGN WRITING SLOPE - LOCK & KEY
Item History & Price
THIS IS A STUNNING EARLY TO MID 19th CENTURY VICTORIAN BRASS BOUND MILITARY CAMPAIGN WRITING SLOPE OR LAP DESK WHICH IS VENEERED WITH FIGURED WALNUT AND INLAID WITH A DECORATIVE BRASS CARTOUCHE THAT HAS ENGRAVED INITIALS AND ALSO A MATCHING ESCUTCHEON. THIS IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PIECE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN OWNED BY AN OFFICER BUT WHOEVER IT WAS LOOKED AFTER IT EXTREMELY WELL.
IT COMES WITH A GOOD WORKING LOCK AND KEY AND ALTHOUGH I AM NOT SURE IF THE KEY IS ORIGINAL IT FUN...CTIONS VERY WELL AND LOCKS AND UNLOCKS THE BOX EASILY. THE LID IS A GOOD FIT WITH HINGES THAT ARE STRONG, SAFE AND SECURE AND THIS OPENS UP TO A FULLY FITTED INTERIOR WHICH HAS A STAMP COMPARTMENT, A CENTRAL LIDDED COMPARTMENT FOR PENS ETC AND ALSO TWO COMPARTMENTS THAT HOLD THE ORIGINAL BRASS SCREW TOP GLASS INK BOTTLES WHICH ARE BOTH IN VERY GOOD ORDER.
THE WRITING SLOPE LOOKS TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL GOLD EMBOSSED GREEN LEATHER COVERING WHICH IS IN A LOVELY CONDITION AND THIS HAS SECRET COMPARTMENTS UNDERNEATH IT BOTH WITHIN THE POLISHED WOOD BASE AND ALSO THE LID WHICH IS HELD IN PLACE BY A SLIDING BRASS CATCH IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. THIS BOX ALSO HAS TWO SMALL DRAWERS HIDDEN INSIDE THEIR OWN SECRET COMPARTMENT WITHIN THE BASE WHICH HAS A SECRET RELEASE MECHANISM TO OPEN THE SPRING LOADED WOODEN PANEL THAT HIDES THEM AND THIS WORKS BY MEANS OF PRESSING DOWN ON THE LAST DIVISION BETWEEN THE SMALL LIDDED COMPARTMENT AND THE STAMP COMPARTMENT AND THE PANEL WILL THEN SPRING OPEN TO REVEAL TWO REMOVABLE DRAWERS.
THIS IS A FANTASTIC ANTIQUE WRITING SLOPE AND LAP DESK WHICH IS STRONG AND WELL MADE WITH FAIR WEAR AND TEAR PLUS COMMENSURATE SURFACE MARKINGS IN KEEPING WITH ITS AGE AND PAST USE WHICH GIVES IT GREAT CHARACTER WITH A WONDERFUL COLOUR AND GRAIN TO THE WOOD WITH THE ORIGINAL FINISH.
IT IS A GOOD, FUNCTIONAL THOUGH COMPACT SIZE WITH PLENTY OF SPACE AND ESPECIALLY USEFUL WITH IT HAVING A GOOD WORKING LOCK AND KEY AND WOULD MAKE A FINE ADDITION TO A MILITARY WRITING SLOPE/ LAP DESK COLLECTION.
IT MEASURES APPROX. 35cms (13.5”) LONG, 23cms (9”) WIDE AND 15cms (6") DEEP WITH A GOOD WEIGHT OF JUST OVER 3.2kgsPLEASE CONTACT ME IF ANY OTHER INFORMATION, MEASUREMENTS OR PHOTOGRAPHS ARE REQUIRED AS I WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP.PLEASE ONLY BID IF YOU INTEND TO BUY.PAYMENT TO BE MADE WITHIN 3 DAYS OF THE AUCTION ENDING UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE- MANY THANKS.
DUE TO ITS SIZE AND WEIGHT THIS WILL BE SENT VIA THE EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAMME AS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE AND VIABLE OPTION.ANY U.K BUYERS CAN COLLECT IN PERSON SHOULD YOU WISH.
*** I WILL ALWAYS LEAVE FEEDBACK ONCE IT HAS BEEN LEFT FOR ME ***
IT COMES WITH A GOOD WORKING LOCK AND KEY AND ALTHOUGH I AM NOT SURE IF THE KEY IS ORIGINAL IT FUN...CTIONS VERY WELL AND LOCKS AND UNLOCKS THE BOX EASILY. THE LID IS A GOOD FIT WITH HINGES THAT ARE STRONG, SAFE AND SECURE AND THIS OPENS UP TO A FULLY FITTED INTERIOR WHICH HAS A STAMP COMPARTMENT, A CENTRAL LIDDED COMPARTMENT FOR PENS ETC AND ALSO TWO COMPARTMENTS THAT HOLD THE ORIGINAL BRASS SCREW TOP GLASS INK BOTTLES WHICH ARE BOTH IN VERY GOOD ORDER.
THE WRITING SLOPE LOOKS TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL GOLD EMBOSSED GREEN LEATHER COVERING WHICH IS IN A LOVELY CONDITION AND THIS HAS SECRET COMPARTMENTS UNDERNEATH IT BOTH WITHIN THE POLISHED WOOD BASE AND ALSO THE LID WHICH IS HELD IN PLACE BY A SLIDING BRASS CATCH IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. THIS BOX ALSO HAS TWO SMALL DRAWERS HIDDEN INSIDE THEIR OWN SECRET COMPARTMENT WITHIN THE BASE WHICH HAS A SECRET RELEASE MECHANISM TO OPEN THE SPRING LOADED WOODEN PANEL THAT HIDES THEM AND THIS WORKS BY MEANS OF PRESSING DOWN ON THE LAST DIVISION BETWEEN THE SMALL LIDDED COMPARTMENT AND THE STAMP COMPARTMENT AND THE PANEL WILL THEN SPRING OPEN TO REVEAL TWO REMOVABLE DRAWERS.
THIS IS A FANTASTIC ANTIQUE WRITING SLOPE AND LAP DESK WHICH IS STRONG AND WELL MADE WITH FAIR WEAR AND TEAR PLUS COMMENSURATE SURFACE MARKINGS IN KEEPING WITH ITS AGE AND PAST USE WHICH GIVES IT GREAT CHARACTER WITH A WONDERFUL COLOUR AND GRAIN TO THE WOOD WITH THE ORIGINAL FINISH.
IT IS A GOOD, FUNCTIONAL THOUGH COMPACT SIZE WITH PLENTY OF SPACE AND ESPECIALLY USEFUL WITH IT HAVING A GOOD WORKING LOCK AND KEY AND WOULD MAKE A FINE ADDITION TO A MILITARY WRITING SLOPE/ LAP DESK COLLECTION.
IT MEASURES APPROX. 35cms (13.5”) LONG, 23cms (9”) WIDE AND 15cms (6") DEEP WITH A GOOD WEIGHT OF JUST OVER 3.2kgsPLEASE CONTACT ME IF ANY OTHER INFORMATION, MEASUREMENTS OR PHOTOGRAPHS ARE REQUIRED AS I WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP.PLEASE ONLY BID IF YOU INTEND TO BUY.PAYMENT TO BE MADE WITHIN 3 DAYS OF THE AUCTION ENDING UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE- MANY THANKS.
DUE TO ITS SIZE AND WEIGHT THIS WILL BE SENT VIA THE EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAMME AS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE AND VIABLE OPTION.ANY U.K BUYERS CAN COLLECT IN PERSON SHOULD YOU WISH.
*** I WILL ALWAYS LEAVE FEEDBACK ONCE IT HAS BEEN LEFT FOR ME ***
