We are a family owned antiques business based in North East England, on the outskirts of Newcastle upon Tyne. Although we specialise in antique furniture, our range of antique clocks, ceramics, glass and metal ware are also quite comprehensive. Our showroom houses all of the antiques you see on our website and we encourage customers to visit us in person if at all possible. Our philosophy is “Excellence through consistent quality”; using his experience of the antiques trade Graham aims to provide customers with all the help and advice they may need in choosing antiques for home or business. All of the antiques we stock are sourced and personally chosen by Graham, who travels the length and breadth of England and Scotland in search of high quality antiques.
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Description
An early 19th century Georgian mahogany writing box or box desk.
The box is brass bound like a campaign desk and has its original rest bar stored inside that fits to the lid of the box to use as a lectern or reading stand.
The base of the box has a mahogany lined side drawer with a locking bar inside the box to keep it closed.
The interior is fitted with a dark blue leather writing surface, an inkwell and a pounce pot with Sheffield plate lids.
The two parts of the writing surface hinge open for storage of paper/documents and the underside of the pen and inkwell rack holds a secret compartment covered by a spring panel.
The glass inkwell bottle has the rim missing, a pounce pot holds crushed cuttlefish powder which was used to blot ink after writing with a quill.
measurements
Height:
16.5 cm
Width:
50.7 cm
Depth:
25.3 cm
measurements
declaration
Graham Smith Antiques Ltd has clarified that the Georgian Campaign Writing Box (LA378318) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c1820
declaration
condition
condition
The box is in very good condition, the leather writing surface is a replacement copy of the old perished leather.