Antique English Brass and Burl Walnut Writing Desk

Antique English Brass and Burl Walnut Writing Desk

This is a beautiful 19th Century antique English writing desk and slope made of burl walnut and brass reinforced edges, as well as decorative inlay stripes, a brass escutcheon and vacant cartouche. Although this is called a military style box, both traveling civilians and army officers of the era needed compact and strong writing boxes that could handle rough travel in the 18th and 19th Centuries----thus we see reinforces inlay brass corners and edges.

The burl walnut is in very nice condition. There is a 2 1/4" hairline probably from age as you look at the lower left of the lid. Other than this, the walnut wood is in wonderful condition. The brass is equally in great condition.

In the open position, this writing desk has space for an ink well, pens and quills on the top part of the slope.

There are two writing flaps which open to beautifully polished storage spaces for paper and other writing materials. Under the upper writing flap you will see three "secret" drawers which are located behind the piece of wood which unhinges when you lift one of the slats in the space for pens on the top part of the box.

A key is provided to lock the upper flap inside the box. The box measures 17 15/16" wide, 10 7/16" deep, and 7 1/4" high.

We have three of these walnut burl boxes, each a different size, which may have been presentation boxes for employees of a 19th Century English firm. Or they could have been commissioned for a family, or company. It is also possible that as military boxes, they were made available to officers.

Item ID: SL-004243

Two-week sale, May 25 - June 8. All items have been reduced 20%. Item will not be shipped until June 10

$895 $716 USD SALE

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