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 Australian writing box with starburst top, huon pine,…

Antique Australian Writing Box with Starburst Top and Parquetry

An antique Australian writing box with starburst top, huon pine, blackwood, Queensland walnut and redgum, interior lined with original purple velvet and attractive parquetry decoration, Barossa valley, South Australian origin, 19th century, 13.5 cm high,…

A rare Colonial Australian writing box, musk, cedar and…

Colonial Australian writing box with whalebone escutcheon, Tasmanian origin, 1850

A rare Colonial Australian writing box, musk, cedar and fiddleback blackwood with whalebone escutcheon, interior fitted with fiddleback blackwood writing slope, compartments and green baize, Tasmanian origin, circa 1850, 15 cm high, 39 cm wide, 23 cm deep

An exceptional Colonial Australian writing box, beautifully…

Colonial Australian Writing Box with Exquisite Wood Inlays

An exceptional Colonial Australian writing box, beautifully crafted with selected cuts of musk, huon pine, rosewood and cedar, interior fitted with huon pine topped compartments and purple velvet slope, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840, 14.5 cm high, 46 cm…

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

A very large cedar and inlaid rectangular writing box,…

19th Century Australian Cedar Writing Box with Inlaid Rectangular Design

A very large cedar and inlaid rectangular writing box, Australian 19th century, 66 cm wide 28 cm deep, 22 cm high

A good musk, black-wood and mixed timbers parquetry writing box.…

Mid-19th Century Australian Writing Box with Inscription to E.M. Govett

A good musk, black-wood and mixed timbers parquetry writing box. Australian, mid-19th century. with inscription to E M Govett Brunswick Melbourne, 40 cm wide, 25 cm cm deep 14 cm high

An antique Australian writing slope with unusual gallery top.…

Antique Australian Writing Slope with Unique Gallery Top

An antique Australian writing slope with unusual gallery top. Australian cedar casuarina (beefwood) and kauri pine. Interior fitted with compartments and drawers, 19th century, 23 cm high, 41 cm wide, 35 cm deep

An antique Australian cedar writing box compendium, Melbourne…

Melbourne Cedar Writing Box, 1880

An antique Australian cedar writing box compendium, Melbourne origin, circa 1880 21.5 cm high, 47 cm wide, 30 cm deep

An antique Australian writing box, burl musk and cedar,…

Tasmanian Writing Box, 19th Century

An antique Australian writing box, burl musk and cedar, Tasmanian origin, 19th century 15 cm high, 35.5 cm wide, 26.5 cm deep

Australian Colonial cedar writing slope, 19th century,…

Colonial Cedar Writing Slope with Fitted Interior

Australian Colonial cedar writing slope, 19th century, enclosing fitted interior with two pigeonholes, height 13.5 cm width 45 cm depth 33.5 cm. Provenance: The collection of Robert Hutchinson, Sydney

An antique Colonial writing slope box, blackwood, huon pine,…

Tasmanian Colonial Writing Box

An antique Colonial writing slope box, blackwood, huon pine, tulip wood, cedar, pine and fiddleback blackwood, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 16.5 cm high, 45.5 cm wide, 46 cm deep

Rare and early Colonial Australian writing slope, musk with…

Tasmanian Writing Slope with Inlay and Fitted Interior

Rare and early Colonial Australian writing slope, musk with ebony string inlay and flush carry handles, Tasmanian origin circa 1840, fitted interior with crown top ink bottles, 17 cm high, 52 cm wide, 27.5 cm deep

An Australian kauri pine writing slope, 19th century, 19 cm…

19th Century Kauri Pine Writing Slope

An Australian kauri pine writing slope, 19th century, 19 cm high, 47.5 cm wide, 35 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 Colonial brass mounted cedar writing box, crossbanded and…

Brass-mounted Colonial Cedar Writing Box

A Colonial brass mounted cedar writing box, crossbanded and with rosewood banding around the central brass presentation plaque 'Prize won by H.A. Ether Hon. Member Kiama VR Co. Presented by James Macks Esq.' fitted interior, mid 19th century, height 19 cm…

Writing box early 19th century musk, burr maple and, huon pine,…

Early 19th Century Musk Writing Box

Writing box early 19th century musk, burr maple and, huon pine, lift top with hand made fittings, height 13 cm, length 38 cm, depth 32 cm

Tasmanian huon pine and blackwood parquetry writing box, fitted…

Huon Pine & Blackwood Parquetry Writing Box

Tasmanian huon pine and blackwood parquetry writing box, fitted inside, 37 cm wide, 31 cm deep, 13.5 cm high

Colonial musk inlaid writing compendium with fiddleback…

Colonial Musk Writing Compendium with Thyra Inlay

Colonial musk inlaid writing compendium with fiddleback blackwood interior, thyra inlaid to top, 22 cm high, 38 cm wide, 30.5 cm deep

An Australian writing box. cedar, fiddleback blackwood and huon…

Australian Cedar Writing Box, 19th Century

An Australian writing box. cedar, fiddleback blackwood and huon pine, 19th century, 12 cm high, 35 cm wide, 22 cm deep

19th century casuarina lift top writing box fitted with writing…

Antique Casuarina Lift Top Writing Box

19th century casuarina lift top writing box fitted with writing slope compartments & drawers & chamfered edging, 47 cm wide, 26.5 cm deep, 24 cm high

An Australian writing slope box, kauri pine, 19th century, 18…

19th Century Australian Kauri Pine Writing Slope Box

An Australian writing slope box, kauri pine, 19th century, 18 cm high, 48 cm wide, 35 cm deep

Writing box, cedar musk and huon pine

Cedar Musk and Huon Pine Writing Box

Writing box, cedar musk and huon pine

A fine Tasmanian huon pine and blackwood parquetry writing box,…

Tasmanian Parquetry Writing Box, 19th Century

A fine Tasmanian huon pine and blackwood parquetry writing box, Australian 19th century height 13.5 cm, width 37.5 cm, depth 31.5 cm

An Australian writing box with campaign fittings and well…

Antique Australian Writing Box with Campaign Fittings

An Australian writing box with campaign fittings and well fitted interior, cedar and brass, 19th century, 13 cm high, 26 cm wide, 24 cm deep.

A Colonial writing box compendium, cedar and fiddleback…

Tasmanian Colonial Writing Box Compendium

A Colonial writing box compendium, cedar and fiddleback blackwood with a central huon pine monogram surrounded by quartered panels, fitted interior with ebony trim on cedar with leathered writing slope, Tasmanian origin, mid 19th century, 16 cm high, 36…

19th century musk & huon pine writing box

Musk & Huon Pine Writing Box from 19th Century

19th century musk & huon pine writing box

19th century writing box inlaid with Australian timbers in…

Australian Inlaid Writing Box from 19th Century

19th century writing box inlaid with Australian timbers in compass and geometrical pattern

Vintage cedar brass bound writing slope fitted interior, height…

Brass Bound Cedar Writing Slope

Vintage cedar brass bound writing slope fitted interior, height 15 cm, width 30 cm

Vintage cedar writing slope, brass bound exterior, (worn), with…

Brass-Bound Cedar Writing Slope with Fitted Interior

Vintage cedar writing slope, brass bound exterior, (worn), with fitted writing slope to inside. Height 17 cm length 45 cm

An Australian cedar writing slope, gun case and glove box, 19th…

19th Century Australian Cedar Writing Slope, Gun Case and Glove Box

An Australian cedar writing slope, gun case and glove box, 19th century, the gun case 12 cm high, 77 cm wide, 27 cm deep

Mid Victorian walnut campaign writing slope box, cedar lined…

Victorian Writing Slope Box with Drawer and Accessories

Mid Victorian walnut campaign writing slope box, cedar lined with drawer, ink bottles, pen and nibs, 40 cm x 24 cm, 16.5 cm high (lid closed)

An Australian timber writing box, cedar, fiddleback blackwood,…

Australian Cedar Writing Box, 1860

An Australian timber writing box, cedar, fiddleback blackwood, pine, Tasmanian oak and casuarina, circa 1860, 16 cm high, 40.5 cm wide, 26 cm deep

Campaign type coromandel writing slope having cedar…

Coromandel Writing Slope with Secret Drawer and Brass Bindings

Campaign type coromandel writing slope having cedar secondariesa leather folding slope, one inkwell, five various compartments, having one 'Secret Drawer', & with brass bindings. Condition: fair, general wear to the leather, minor losses to the veneer,…

A writing slope, Tasmanian blackwood, mid 19th century, 17.5 cm…

Tasmanian Blackwood Writing Slope, 19th Century

A writing slope, Tasmanian blackwood, mid 19th century, 17.5 cm high, 46 cm wide, 31 cm deep

A Tasmanian writing slope box, fiddleback blackwood, musk and…

Tasmanian Writing Slope Box, 1840

A Tasmanian writing slope box, fiddleback blackwood, musk and huon pine stringing, circa 1840, 16 cm high, 46.5 cm wide, 26 cm deep

A superb Tasmanian timber writing box, huon pine, musk, cedar,…

Antique Tasmanian Writing Box, Circa 1850

A superb Tasmanian timber writing box, huon pine, musk, cedar, blackwood, myrtle, beefwood, honeysuckle and casuarina, cedar secondary timbers, fitted with slope and drawer compartments, circa 1850, 18 cm high, 61 cm wide, 31 cm deep

Early Colonial cedar writing box with huon pine inlays

Colonial Cedar Writing Box with Huon Pine Inlays

Early Colonial cedar writing box with huon pine inlays

A Victorian rosewood, brass bound writing slope, with…

Victorian Rosewood Writing Slope with West Australian Provenance

A Victorian rosewood, brass bound writing slope, with interesting West Australian Provenance. Late 19th century belonging Sir John Patrick Dwyer K cmG. The box has a fold-out writing slope with green tooled leather writing surface, with internal…

A muskwood, cedar and huon pine leather inset writing slope,…

Tasmanian Writing Slope with Muskwood, Cedar, and Huon Pine

A muskwood, cedar and huon pine leather inset writing slope, Tasmanian, circa 1850, 18 cm high, 46 cm wide, 26 cm deep

A substantial brass bound casuarina campaign writing slope,…

Brass-bound Australian campaign writing slope, 1840

A substantial brass bound casuarina campaign writing slope, Australian, 1840, 23 cm high, 61 cm wide, 31 cm deep

A cedar writing slope, with whalebone escutcheon, Australian,…

Cedar Writing Slope with Whalebone Escutcheon, 1860

A cedar writing slope, with whalebone escutcheon, Australian, circa 1860, 14 cm high, 41 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep

An Tasmanian specimen wood inlaid writing slope, labelled R.…

Tasmanian Wood Inlaid Writing Slope, 1850

An Tasmanian specimen wood inlaid writing slope, labelled R. Dowling Maker, O'Briens Bridge, Van Diemen's Land, circa 1850, specimen woods include; cedar, huon pine, blackwood, birdseye maple and possible myrtle, 17 cm high, 13 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep.…

Early cedar writing slope. Internal labels from 'Middleton,…

Antique Cedar Writing Slope - Middleton, London

Early cedar writing slope. Internal labels from 'Middleton, Stationer, the strand, London.'. Length 50 cm diameter 25 cm height 15 cm

Cedar 19th century writing slope with concealled drawers, brass…

19th Century Cedar Writing Slope with Concealed Drawers

Cedar 19th century writing slope with concealled drawers, brass corners and plaque engraved 'Jwb'. Green velvet writing surface, includes some losses and damage to interior. Dimensions 15 x 50 x 25 cm

A rare early Australian cedar and brass bound writing box,…

1820 Australian Cedar Writing Box

A rare early Australian cedar and brass bound writing box, circa 1820, the rectangular flamed cedar top with brass fittings and central plain plaque, opening to a writing slope with fitted compartments, ink wells and pen holder, with brass handles to the…

An Australia cedar brass-bound writing box, the hinged top…

Brass-bound Cedar Writing Box with Fitted Interior

An Australia cedar brass-bound writing box, the hinged top opening to a fitted interior, the sides with recessed brass handles