Description: Ref:674WB http://www.hygra.com/box/674WB
Brass bound solid mahogany writing box of dovetail construction in
the military style with countersunk carrying handles a large side
drawer secured by a brass pin. The interior has an embossed velvet
writing surface with places for storing papers beneath the
flaps (one of which has its own lock). There are also compartments
for writing accessories: pens, inkwells. Circa 1815.
Origin: UK ; Circa:
1815; Materials: Mahogany
and brass.
Size: 52.8cm wide by 27.7 cm by 17.2 cm:
20.8 inches wide
by 10.9 inches by 6.8 inches.
Condition: good
overall; working locks and keys; see images the lock and velvet covering
to the writing surface are Victorian replacements Circa 1840.
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