A rectangular box, usually portable which, when opened, folds down to reveal a sloped writing surface. Usually equipped with small ink wells and pen holders.

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An antique English mahogany and satinwood campaign writing box…

19th Century English Mahogany Campaign Writing Box with Brass Fittings

An antique English mahogany and satinwood campaign writing box with brass fittings, 19th century, 19 cm high, 51 cm wide, 28 cm deep

An antique Australian book box, Queensland origin, 19th/20th…

Australian Antique Book Box and Writing Deed Box Collection

An antique Australian book box, Queensland origin, 19th/20th century; together with an antique brass bound mahogany writing box and a rosewood deed box, (3 items), the book box 20 cm high

19th century rosewood & mahogany writing box 35 cm x 23 cm, 12…

19th Century Rosewood & Mahogany Writing Box - Antique Organizer

19th century rosewood & mahogany writing box 35 cm x 23 cm, 12 cm high aprpox

Circa 19th mahogany & inlaid writing box, oblong shape with…

Mahogany Inlaid Writing Box with Lion Mask Handles and Watercolor

Circa 19th mahogany & inlaid writing box, oblong shape with brass lion mask and ring handles, the lid interior painted with a river landscape watercolour

Antique mahogany writing slope box with brass strapping and two…

Mahogany Writing Slope Box with Brass Strapping and Drawers

Antique mahogany writing slope box with brass strapping and two secret drawers, 35 cm x 23 cm, 14 cm high

Victorian macassar ebony writing box brass inlaid, ebony and…

Victorian Macassar Ebony Writing Box with Secret Drawers

Victorian macassar ebony writing box brass inlaid, ebony and mahogany matching interior, with original green velvet and secret spring loaded drawers released by lifting the right hand divider 40.5 cm x 24.5 cm, 16.5 cm high

Victorian mahogany fitted writing slope with fitted interior,…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope with Fitted Interior and Drawer

Victorian mahogany fitted writing slope with fitted interior, including writing slope, and 2 brass capped inkwells, and 1 full length drawer below, height 18 cm; width 45 cm; depth 28 cm.

An antique English mahogany writing box, early to mid 19th…

Antique English Mahogany Writing Box, 19th Century, 18cm High

An antique English mahogany writing box, early to mid 19th century, 18 cm high, 51 cm wide, 27.5 cm deep

An antique English mahogany brass bound writing box, 19th…

19th Century Mahogany Writing Box with Brass Bindings

An antique English mahogany brass bound writing box, 19th century, 15 cm high, 40 cm wide, 25 cm deep

Victorian campaign writing box, polished mahogany with inlaid…

Brass-bound Victorian Writing Box with Hidden Drawer

Victorian campaign writing box, polished mahogany with inlaid brass boundings and fitted interior with secret drawer

An Anglo-Indian brass bound mahogany writing box, 19th century,…

Brass-Bound Mahogany Writing Box, Signed S.C. Dass

An Anglo-Indian brass bound mahogany writing box, 19th century, with brass studding, mounts and lock-plates, signed S. C. Dass, 23 cm high, 45 cm wide, 30 cm deep

Large Victorian travelling writing slope, of deep rectangular…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope with Fitted Leather Interior

Large Victorian travelling writing slope, of deep rectangular form, in mahogany, set with banded border and ebony stringing, opening to a fitted tooled leather writing slope, the side set with fitted drawer with inkwell, the whole flanked by solid loop…

An antique English mahogany writing box (restored), 19th…

Restored 19th Century English Mahogany Writing Box

An antique English mahogany writing box (restored), 19th century, 15 cm high, 39 cm wide, 24 cm deep

Victorian mahogany writing slope folding slope on base drawer…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Fittings

Victorian mahogany writing slope folding slope on base drawer all with brass fittings, 55.5 cm length

Victorian mahogany writing slope plain rectangular form with…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope with Fitted Interior

Victorian mahogany writing slope plain rectangular form with folding fitted interior, base drawer all with brass fittings, 46 cm length

A mid 19th century Dutch Colonial rosewood and mahogany writing…

Dutch Colonial Writing Box on Stand, 1860

A mid 19th century Dutch Colonial rosewood and mahogany writing box, with fitted interior and brass drop handles, circa 1860, on later stand., 59 x 56 x 38 cm.

A William IV brass bound mahogany writing slope, 19th century,…

William IV Writing Slope with Brass Bindings

A William IV brass bound mahogany writing slope, 19th century, 16 cm high, 51 cm wide, 26 cm deep

19th century mahogany campaign writing chest, marked J. Bramah…

Mahogany Campaign Writing Chest with X-Frame Stand

19th century mahogany campaign writing chest, marked J. Bramah to locks, patent, with engraved crown, of rectangular form in brass bound mahogany, set with twin handles to the sides, the hinged top cover and front opening to reveal a green felt lined…

Early Victorian flame mahogany writing box, fitted interior…

Victorian Writing Box with Flame Mahogany and Fitted Interior

Early Victorian flame mahogany writing box, fitted interior with writing slope, circa 1850, length 40 cm

Rare pair of antique English George III inlaid mahogany slope…

Pair of George III Mahogany Knife Boxes

Rare pair of antique English George III inlaid mahogany slope top serpentine fronted knife boxes with original interior, (please note, two different sets of brass hinges to back), each 36 cm high, 22 cm wide, 29 cm deep (2)

19th century mahogany writing box with brass protective…

Mahogany Writing Box with Brass Accents

19th century mahogany writing box with brass protective strapping, corners, side handles, escutcheon and top plaque, 50 cm x 26.5 cm, 18.5 cm high closed

George III brass bound mahogany writing box with gilt tooled…

Brass-bound Writing Box, George III, 1800

George III brass bound mahogany writing box with gilt tooled leather inlay, circa 1800

A Victorian mahogany brass bound writing slope, height 15 cm,…

Antique Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Bindings

A Victorian mahogany brass bound writing slope, height 15 cm, width 30 cm, depth 23 cm, condition, good, some slight wear to box, tarnish to brass and wear to interior; no key

A fine antique travelling writing box, brass bound coromandel…

Antique Coromandel Writing Box with Secret Compartment

A fine antique travelling writing box, brass bound coromandel with mahogany fitted interior, embossed and gilt tool leather slope and original silver gilt inkwells. Also includes a secret compartment, mid 19th century, 22 cm high, 45 cm wide, 28 cm deep

An antique writing box, cedar, mahogany and pine with brass…

1850 Antique Writing Box with Brass Bound Edges

An antique writing box, cedar, mahogany and pine with brass bound edges, circa 1850, 15 cm high, 40 cm wide, 23 cm deep

A mahogany brass bound writing slope, height 16 cm, width 45 cm,…

Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Bindings and Missing Inkwell

A mahogany brass bound writing slope, height 16 cm, width 45 cm, depth 25 cm missing the slope - missing one inkwell

A Victorian mahogany fitted writing slope, height 15 cm, width…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope

A Victorian mahogany fitted writing slope, height 15 cm, width 35 cm, depth 25 cm

A Victorian mahogany writing slope, with brass details and a…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope with Fitted Interior

A Victorian mahogany writing slope, with brass details and a fully fitted interior including leather writing slope and inkwells, height 16 cm, width 40 cm, depth 230

A small Victorian mahogany writing slope, with brass details…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Details

A small Victorian mahogany writing slope, with brass details and a leather writing slope, height 14.5 cm, width 26.5 cm, depth 22.5 cm

A Victorian mahogany writing slope, maker 'Fisher, 188 Strand',…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope with Tooled Leather Interior

A Victorian mahogany writing slope, maker 'Fisher, 188 Strand', London, tooled leather interior, brass bound, 50 cm in length, 28 cm in width

A rosewood and mahogany brass bound writing box the box has a…

Brass Bound Writing Box with Leather Slope

A rosewood and mahogany brass bound writing box the box has a two sided tooled leather writing slope, with interior compartments, pen holder and lower pull out drawer. The folding front, with brass plaque engraved G.B. Haber, lock and key. A/F. Height 20…

James Sherwin antique mahogany brass bound writing box with…

James Sherwin's Antique Writing Box

James Sherwin antique mahogany brass bound writing box with owner's name plate on the lid 'Jas. Sherwin, 1814'. Born in 1788 in the rich pottery district of Staffordshire where he learnt his craft, Sherwin moved to St Petersburg in Russia in the early…

Large and extensive flame mahogany brass bound campaign writing…

Flame Mahogany Campaign Writing Box with Presentation Plaque

Large and extensive flame mahogany brass bound campaign writing box with fully fitted interior including leather writing slope, inkwells and presentation plaque 'Broad Street Presbyterian Church Sunday School 1869', veneers missing to reverse

A Regency rosewood or mahogany and brass inlay writing box the…

Regency Writing Box with Leather Writing Slope and Brass Inlay

A Regency rosewood or mahogany and brass inlay writing box the box has a two-sided tooled leather writing slope, with interior compartments, pen holders and lower pull out drawer. Length 42 cm;Width: 40.5 cm length 40.5 cm, width: 24 cm;Height: 16 cm (the…

A brass bound mahogany writing slope, English 19th century 13…

19th Century English Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Bindings

A brass bound mahogany writing slope, English 19th century 13 cm high, 41 cm wide, 25 cm deep

19th century inlaid mahogany writing slope. With string inlay…

Mahogany Inlaid Writing Slope with Mother of Pearl

19th century inlaid mahogany writing slope. With string inlay and mother of pearl cartouche and escutcheon. Height 16 cm width 0 cm

A Victorian mahogany fold over writing box. 12 cm high, 35 cm…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Box

A Victorian mahogany fold over writing box. 12 cm high, 35 cm wide, 23 cm deep.

A Victorian mahogany & mother of pearl inlay writing slope,…

Mahogany Writing Slope with Mother of Pearl Inlay

A Victorian mahogany & mother of pearl inlay writing slope, fitted interior, red velvet, 11.5 x 36 x 24 cm

A large Georgian mahogany writing slope decorated with cut…

Georgian Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Decoration

A large Georgian mahogany writing slope decorated with cut brass borders on black lacquer ground, brass clashed edges and handles. Fitted interior. Some losses. 50.5 x 27 x 20 cm.

George III mahogany writing slope, with rosewood crossbanded…

Mahogany Writing Slope with Rosewood Inlay and Interior Drawers

George III mahogany writing slope, with rosewood crossbanded top, interior with three drawers and three pigeonholes

A Victorian mahogany writing slope, brass mounts, lined with…

Victorian Writing Slope with Secret Compartment

A Victorian mahogany writing slope, brass mounts, lined with pink velvet, two ink wells, secret compartment. 16 x 40 x 25 cm

An impressive mahogany writing slope with tooled leather slope…

Mahogany Writing Slope with Leather and Brass Inlay

An impressive mahogany writing slope with tooled leather slope and brass inset plaque

A Georgian mahogany writing box with lower drawer

Georgian Writing Box with Drawer

A Georgian mahogany writing box with lower drawer

19th century mahogany writing box with brass mounts

Mahogany Writing Box with Brass Mounts

19th century mahogany writing box with brass mounts

A mahogany writing slope, with brass capping and binding,…

Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Capping and Baize Lining

A mahogany writing slope, with brass capping and binding, recessed side handles, baize lined interior. 45 x 25 x 15 cm

Antique timber boxed portable writing slope with inlaid pattern…

Antique Inlaid Writing Slope with Secret Drawer

Antique timber boxed portable writing slope with inlaid pattern the exterior in mahogany with diamond mother of pearl inserts to top and keyhole. The interior top stripped bare however a secret top button pops out a drawer that is beautifully inlaid and…

Mahogany brass bound writing box

Brass-Bound Mahogany Writing Box

Mahogany brass bound writing box

Antique mahogany writing slope with brass fittings, black…

Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Fittings and Secret Compartment

Antique mahogany writing slope with brass fittings, black leather insert slope two drawer secret compartment, twin inkwells and key (RD695), height 16 cm, width 35 cm, depth 24 cm

A Victorian brass bound mahogany writing box, with fitted…

Victorian Writing Box with Fitted Interior

A Victorian brass bound mahogany writing box, with fitted interior. Width 35 cm, depth 23 cm, height 13 cm.

A Georgian mahogany & brass bound, campaign writing slope c.…

Georgian Campaign Writing Slope with Secret Compartments

A Georgian mahogany & brass bound, campaign writing slope c.1820's with tooled leather locking writing insert, lockable lower side drawer, secret drawers, compartments for stationery, writing accessories and ink bottles, height 22 cm. Width 53 cm. Depth…

A Victorian mahogany writing slope, hinged lid with cut brass…

Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Inlay and Fitted Interior

A Victorian mahogany writing slope, hinged lid with cut brass inlay and similar design to the keyhole escutcheon opening to reveal a lined and fitted interior with a secured drawer and recessed handle to the side. 50 cm x 29 cm x 20 cm

A Regency period cut brass inlaid mahogany writing slope, with…

Regency Writing Slope with Brass Inlay and Hidden Drawer

A Regency period cut brass inlaid mahogany writing slope, with brass bound edges and recessed side handles, a concealed drawer to one side. Green baize lined interior. Some faults. 59 x 29 x 12 cm

A Victorian mahogany lady's compendium, the lid lifts to reveal…

Victorian Lady's Mahogany Compendium with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

A Victorian mahogany lady's compendium, the lid lifts to reveal various compartments, some padded, two small doors to the front reveal three drawers, the bottom drawer pulls out to reveal a small writing slope, with tooled leather decoration to the…

Campaign writing compendium, mahogany mid Victorian roll top…

Victorian Roll Top: A Campaign Writing Essential

Campaign writing compendium, mahogany mid Victorian roll top with brass fittings length 47 cm, height 22 cm, depth 39 cm

George III mahogany & crossbanded knife box traditional form…

Mahogany Knife Box with Crossbanding

George III mahogany & crossbanded knife box traditional form with hinged slope top lid

An English George IV brass bound mahogany lap desk artists box,…

George IV Lap Desk with Paints & Stand

An English George IV brass bound mahogany lap desk artists box, circa 1825, on later stand, with inset tooled leather top opening to vacant compartment with adjustable brass arms, the side with inset brass handle of fitted drawer containing compartments…

Victorian mahogany campaign writing slope box, with drawer to…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope with Drawer

Victorian mahogany campaign writing slope box, with drawer to right side, 45.5 cm wide, 14.5 cm high

Victorian mahogany writing slope box, 30 cm wide, 15 cm high

Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope Box - 30x15cm

Victorian mahogany writing slope box, 30 cm wide, 15 cm high

Antique mahogany writing slope, with brass fittings, 35 cm x 24…

Antique Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Fittings

Antique mahogany writing slope, with brass fittings, 35 cm x 24 cm approx

Antique mahogany brass bound writing slope, circa 1800, 40.5 x…

Antique Writing Slope with Brass Bindings

Antique mahogany brass bound writing slope, circa 1800, 40.5 x 25 cm, 16 cm high

Victorian mahogany brass bound writing box

Mahogany Brass Bound Writing Box

Victorian mahogany brass bound writing box

A mahogany and brass campaign writing slope, English, early…

Mahogany and Brass Campaign Writing Slope, 19th Century

A mahogany and brass campaign writing slope, English, early 19th century, 19 cm high, 56 cm wide, 28 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany writing box, 19th century, the hinged box…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Box with Mother-of-Pearl Embellishments

A Victorian mahogany writing box, 19th century, the hinged box simply adorned with white metal stringing and mother-of-pearl button embellishments and a conforming escutcheon, the interior with paper lining. Height 10.5 cm. Width 25.5 cm. Depth 17.5 cm

A writing box, brass bound mahogany, English, mid 19th century,…

Brass-Bound Mahogany Writing Box, 19th Century

A writing box, brass bound mahogany, English, mid 19th century, 18 cm high, 56 cm wide, 28 cm deep

A mahogany writing box, English, circa 1865, 10 cm high, 36 cm…

Antique Mahogany Writing Box, English, c. 1865

A mahogany writing box, English, circa 1865, 10 cm high, 36 cm wide 23 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany writing box, 13 cm high, 41 cm wide, 25 cm…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Box

A Victorian mahogany writing box, 13 cm high, 41 cm wide, 25 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany writing slope, with brass mounts

Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Mounts

A Victorian mahogany writing slope, with brass mounts

A Victorian flame mahogany writing slope, second half 19th…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Accents

A Victorian flame mahogany writing slope, second half 19th century, the campaign style writing slope with brass tipped corners to the lid and a cartouche, small straps to the edges, opening to a black leather tooled slope with a compartment for pens and…

A Victorian mahogany brass bound writing slope, with hinged…

Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Accents

A Victorian mahogany brass bound writing slope, with hinged leather topped writing slope and ink compartments. 50 cm high, 22 cm wide, 20 cm deep

Victorian mahogany writing compendium with a black leather…

Victorian Writing Compendium with Secret Drawer

Victorian mahogany writing compendium with a black leather insert, fitted compartments & a secret drawer. Condition good to fair, minor wear & restorations. Dimensions 41 x 25.5 x 15 cm

Antique mahogany brass bound campaign writing slope, with…

Mahogany Campaign Writing Slope with Brass Bindings

Antique mahogany brass bound campaign writing slope, with recessed carry handles, approx 14.5 cm high, 45.5 cm wide, 25 cm deep

Antique mahogany writing slope, with drawer to side, interior…

Antique Mahogany Writing Slope with Drawer and Interior Restoration

Antique mahogany writing slope, with drawer to side, interior for restoration, approx 17.5 cm high, 45 cm wide, 25 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany and burr walnut writing slope, 19th…

Victorian Writing Slope with Brass Strapping

A Victorian mahogany and burr walnut writing slope, 19th century, of typical box form with brass strapping and banding to the edges, and a vacant shield cartouche and conforming escutcheon, opening to a tan leather writing plane and compartments for pens…

A Georgian mahogany and brass bound writing slope, c.1800-1820,…

Georgian Writing Slope with Brass Bindings and Leather Surface

A Georgian mahogany and brass bound writing slope, c.1800-1820, having tooled leather writing surface, pullout side drawer and interior stationery compartments. Height 16.5 cm, width 50 cm depth 25 cm

A Victorian mahogany writing slope, 19th century, of pleasing…

Victorian Writing Slope with Fitted Interior

A Victorian mahogany writing slope, 19th century, of pleasing plain form in the campaign style, brass bound to the curved edges, with a vacant rectangular brass cartouche to the lid, opening to a fully fitted interior with various compartments for writing…

Writing box; brass bound mahogany with original leather…

Antique Writing Box with Patrick Duffy's Name Plate

Writing box; brass bound mahogany with original leather interior, with name plate 'Patrick Duffy' (brother to Sir Charles Gavan Duffy). Height 15 cm, width 43 cm, depth 23.5 cm

Victorian mahogany brass bound writing slope with a pressed…

Antique Mahogany Writing Slope with Leather Interior & Monogram

Victorian mahogany brass bound writing slope with a pressed leather interior, monogrammed 'Al' to the plaque. Dimensions 29.5 x 23 x 15.5 cm

A Victorian mahogany writing slope c.1860. The writing slope…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope with Hidden Drawer

A Victorian mahogany writing slope c.1860. The writing slope has a fold-out writing surface, secret hidden drawer, ink bottle, stationery and letter compartments. Height 17 cm; width 45.5 cm; Depth 27 cm

Victorian mahogany writing box, 35 cm wide

Victorian Mahogany Writing Box - 35cm Wide

Victorian mahogany writing box, 35 cm wide

Victorian coromandel writing box, by Betjemann & Sons, London,…

Restored Victorian Betjemann & Sons Writing Box with Gold Mounts

Victorian coromandel writing box, by Betjemann & Sons, London, with 18ct gold plated mounts and mahogany interior, 35.5 cm x 26 cm, 11 cm high, restored

Antique mahogany military brass bound lap desk. Has key. Approx…

Brass-Bound Mahogany Military Lap Desk with Key

Antique mahogany military brass bound lap desk. Has key. Approx 13 cm high by 46 cm long by 32 cm deep.

Antique 19th century mahogany writing slope with fitted drawer…

19th Century Mahogany Writing Slope with Drawer

Antique 19th century mahogany writing slope with fitted drawer at one end, no key, approx 55 cm long

A Victorian mahogany and brass bound writing slope with secret…

Victorian Writing Slope with Secret Drawers (Needs Restoration)

A Victorian mahogany and brass bound writing slope with secret drawers (needs some work)

A Victorian mahogany writing slope with brass mounts and…

Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Mounts

A Victorian mahogany writing slope with brass mounts and interior brass inkwells. Height 18 cm. Width 50.5 cm. Depth 26.5 cm

Mahogany brass bound writing slope with nameplate James…

1837 Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Bindings and Nameplate

Mahogany brass bound writing slope with nameplate James Cobbledick 1837

A Victorian brass bound campaign style mahogany writing slope

Brass-bound Victorian Campaign Writing Slope

A Victorian brass bound campaign style mahogany writing slope

Antique mahogany writing slope with brass inlay, approx 17 cm…

Mahogany Writing Slope with Brass Inlay - Antique

Antique mahogany writing slope with brass inlay, approx 17 cm high

Antique writing boxes: beautifully inlaid writing slope…

Inlaid Writing Slope and Mahogany Box

Antique writing boxes: beautifully inlaid writing slope decorated with mother of pearl, ebony, birch and oak on amboyna; plus, brass bound Victorian mahogany writing box. Some restoration required. Fair/good condition (2 items)

An early Victorian mahogany and brass inlaid writing box with…

Victorian Writing Box with Royal Maker's Label

An early Victorian mahogany and brass inlaid writing box with fitted interior and flush side handles; bearing a label 'Green, Maker to Royal Family'. Width 40.5 cm

Brass bound mahogany writing slope, fitted interior (A/F) with…

Brass-bound mahogany writing slope with split lid

Brass bound mahogany writing slope, fitted interior (A/F) with black leather tooled surface. Split to lid. Height 14 cm. Width 30 Depth 22 cm