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Antique Early 19th Century writing box by Edwards of King Street Holborn  Circa 1810.

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Reference:  wb120

Description:
A Mahogany Writing  box with restrained brass decoration,  side carrying handles labeled Edwards, King street Holborn. 

Origin: United Kingdom

Circa:  1810

Materials: Mahogany with brass accents.

 Size: 50cm by 26cm by 18.5cm: 19.7inches by 10.2 inches by 7.8 inches.

Condition: good over all replacement embossed leather writing surface and keys.

 

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The box is decorated with an inlaid brass line to the front and top. 

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Detail of the side carrying handle with some of its original gilding. 
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 The embossed leather is a replacement. The 

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Detail of the tooling on the dark blue replacement leather.
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 The workmanship on Edwards boxes is always impeccable. Two of the compartments have supplementary lids  which are inlaid with a single brass line. 

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There are compartments for papers under the flaps. 
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Sole Inventor of the Patent Military
Mounted Writing & Shaving Cases

 EDWARDS,

REAL

Manufacturer,

21, King Street, Holborn,
near Bloomsbury Square
London

Writing Dressing Pate Canteen Cases
Bottle Medicine & TeaChests
Ladies Work, Jewel and Trinket Boxes
Pocket Books &c, &c
Old Desks and Dressing Cases &c Repaired
[ or exchanged for ] new
Good                                                          

 

If any one can fill in more the bottom words of this label please email me.  boxes@hygra.com

 

This is an early Edwards Label. The later labels are styled D[avid] Edwards 

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This is the label of a slightly later  writing box made by David Edwards which we featured on page 273 of our book.  This label reads: "to his Majesty  THE DUKE of YORK, &'c."

One wonders  which members of the Royal Family were then thought of as e'teras. (etc.)

 

 

 

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