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Description:
Ref: WB604 http://www.hygra.com/uk/n11/WB604
Brass edged triple opening
writing box veneered with rosewood on a mahogany carcass, opening to a
a compartmentalized interior with soaping embossed Morocco leather
writing surface, with places for storing papers beneath. The lid
has a document wallet. The dark blue leather finely embossed in gold
with pockets marked with the days of the week. There is a nest of
three secret drawers hidden behind a sprung panel. There is a
rare further secret drawer. The box has a working patent Tompson
double action lock with key.
Origin: UK; Circa:
1825; Materials:
Rosewood mahogany leather.
Size: 48.5 cm wide by 26.7 cm by 17.5 cm: 19.1 inches wide
by 10.5 inches by 6.9 inches.
Condition: good
overall; working lock and key; see images; there are marks and
small cracks in very very dark part of the front.
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