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Description:
Ref: 865WB                      http://hygra.com/box/865WB 

Regency period writing box in figured rosewood with brass inlay.  The compartmentalized interior has  a sloped embossed velvet  writing  surface with  storage places for papers beneath.  A sprung panel conceals  three secret drawers. The box has  a working lock and key.  There are lidded compartments for writing accessories such as wax seals and pens. The lids are veneered in rosewood and have turned bone pulls. 

Origin: UK;  Circa: 1815; Materials: rosewood and brass on mahogany.


Size: 50.5 cm wide by 24.6cm by 14.5 cm:   20 inches wide by 9.7  inches by 5.7 inches.

Condition: good overall; working lock and key; see images

Keywords: Hygra.com, Antique box, traveling desk, writing box, rosewood, writing box, secret drawers, brass inlay,

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This box is almost certainly from the same maker as http://www.hygra.com/e/rwb.htm  and

http://www.hygra.com/box/662WB/index.htm 

The figured rosewood is inlaid with cast brass accents.

 

The compartmentalized interior has  a sloped embossed velvet  writing  surface with  storage places for papers beneath.

The box has two reproduction screw-top inkwells.

Under the pen tray there  are three secret drawers concealed by a sprung panel.

A sprung panel conceals  three secret drawers.

 

Access to the secret drawers is obtained by releasing the spring loaded panel which hides them. This is done by removing the inkwell and pressing the base of the wood as shown.

Under the pen and inkwell tray there is a secret compartment with three small drawers.

Access to these is obtained by releasing the spring loaded panel which hides them. This is done by removing the inkwell and pressing the base of the wood as shown.
The catch which holds and releases the panel can be seen to the right of the drawer.

The drawers are mahogany faced with rosewood with small turned handles.

The drawers are mahogany faced with rosewood with small turned bone handles.

The inside of the box under the lower flap. Writing paper was kept here.

It is made of unpolished mahogany.

The writing surface is embossed blue velvet.

There is a working lock and key.

The box has side handles in the military style. The handles fold flush with the surface of the box when not in use.

the rosewood figure is particularly dramatic. 

The top is made from two pieces of rosewood.

The fleur des lys and dot design. This design which is characteristic of the Regency period combines stylised hint of flora with simple lines and dots.

It is elegant without being over fussy and allows the beauty of the wood to express itself.

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