Antique Boxes in English Society
1760 -1900
by ANTIGONE
WRITING BOXES

A  writing slope of c1810 decorated with a floral border in penwork  and a central painted picture of flowers and fruit. The introduction of a narrow flap at the back part of the top which opened to reveal the pen and inkwell section was in the late 18th century.

There are now further pictures of this wonderful box at 

Rare painted polychrome and penwork writing slope Circa 1810