A rectangular box, usually portable which, when opened, folds down to reveal a sloped writing surface. Usually equipped with small ink wells and pen holders.

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Writing slope, c.1880 burr maple and burr walnut, with string…

Writing slope, c.1880 burr maple and burr walnut, with string and marquetry inlay, drop front writing surface with fitted interior, over discrete lower drawer, height 30 cm, width 38 cm, depth 24-53 cm

Two large Victorian writing slopes, 19th century, a rosewood…

Victorian Writing Slopes: Rosewood & Walnut Boxes, 19th Century

Two large Victorian writing slopes, 19th century, a rosewood box with a shaped brass cartouche to the lid and escutcheon, and a brass bound and strapped walnut box, the largest 16 cm high, 50 cm wide, 27 cm deep

Victorian walnut writing slope brass bound to lid and sides,…

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope with Fitted Interior - Antique

Victorian walnut writing slope brass bound to lid and sides, with lid opening to fitted interior, 35 cm length, 23 cm width, 15 cm height

Walnut writing slope, 19th century English with brass strapping…

19th Century Walnut Writing Slope with Brass Strapping and Handles

Walnut writing slope, 19th century English with brass strapping and campaign set handles, black leather drop shelf interior with hidden drawer and original lock and key, length 40 cm, width 27.5, height 21.5 cm

Victorian walnut writing slope with fitted interior, ink…

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope with Fitted Interior and Ink Bottles

Victorian walnut writing slope with fitted interior, ink bottles, 30 cm length, 23 cm depth, 15.5 cm height

A Victorian mother of pearl inlaid burr walnut writing slope,…

Victorian Mother of Pearl Inlaid Writing Slope

A Victorian mother of pearl inlaid burr walnut writing slope, 19th century, the rectangular rounded hinged top opening to a tooled and gilded green leather writing surface with inkwells and pen tray, the body decorated with foliate mother of pearl…

A Victorian campaign style walnut writing slope, 19th century…

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope with Secret Drawers

A Victorian campaign style walnut writing slope, 19th century of typical rectangular form, with shaped brass capping to the corners and banding to the edges, brass inset swing handles, long side drawer to the bottom, the hinged top opening to a later…

An antique English walnut writing box with brass nameplate,…

Antique English Walnut Writing Box with Brass Accents

An antique English walnut writing box with brass nameplate, escutcheon and binding, 19th century, 16 cm high, 40 cm wide, 24 cm deep

Victorian walnut writing slope with brass fittings, fitted…

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope with Fitted Interior and Inkwell

Victorian walnut writing slope with brass fittings, fitted interior, ink bottle, 30 cm length, 22 cm depth, 15.5 cm height

Victorian writing slope, blue silk lined with gilded detail in…

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope with Inlaid Parquetry Detail

Victorian writing slope, blue silk lined with gilded detail in walnut veneer with multiple wood inlaid parquetry detail

An antique English walnut writing box with window top and…

19th Century English Walnut Writing Box with Lift-Out Compartment

An antique English walnut writing box with window top and lift-out compartment, 19th century, 14 cm high, 30 cm wide, 23 cm deep

Victorian campaign writing box, walnut with fitted interior and…

Victorian Walnut Writing Box with Secret Drawer

Victorian campaign writing box, walnut with fitted interior and secret drawer

A Victorian walnut writing slope, the interior with traditional…

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope with Secret Drawers

A Victorian walnut writing slope, the interior with traditional configuration including secret drawers, the exterior brass bound and with presentation plate from the Outram Lodge. 50 x 26 x 20 cm.

Victorian burr walnut and parquetry banded portable writing box

Burr Walnut Writing Box with Parquetry Banded Design

Victorian burr walnut and parquetry banded portable writing box

Victorian walnut writing / sewing box, beautifully inlaid…

Victorian Inlaid Writing/Sewing Box

Victorian walnut writing / sewing box, beautifully inlaid floral lid and mother of pearl escutcheon (no interior)

An antique English walnut writing box, 19th century, 10 cm high,…

19th Century English Walnut Writing Box

An antique English walnut writing box, 19th century, 10 cm high, 30 cm wide, 23 cm deep

A Victorian walnut writing box, the domed top with mother of…

Victorian Walnut Writing Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay

A Victorian walnut writing box, the domed top with mother of pearl inset plaque and escutcheon, with well fitted interior. Dimensions 20 x 40 x 46 cm.

Campaign writing box, in walnut with fitted leather writing…

Walnut Writing Box with Leather Slope & Brass Binding

Campaign writing box, in walnut with fitted leather writing slope, brass bound

A Victorian burr walnut writing slope with marquetry detail,…

Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope with Marquetry Detail

A Victorian burr walnut writing slope with marquetry detail, height 16.5 cm, width 30 cm, depth 22 cm

A walnut Victorian brass bound writing box with key and lock.…

Victorian Walnut Writing Box with Brass Bindings

A walnut Victorian brass bound writing box with key and lock. Width 30 cm

Vintage walnut writing compendium domed lid with applied brass…

Walnut Writing Compendium with Brass Decoration

Vintage walnut writing compendium domed lid with applied brass decoration, to fitted interior, with sections for forms and letters, height 16 cm; length 22 cm

Post Regency walnut & brass bound writing box on later pedastal…

Regency Writing Box on Pedestal Base

Post Regency walnut & brass bound writing box on later pedastal base

Victorian rosewood & walnut portable writing box the lid with…

Victorian Portable Writing Box with Ornate Inlays

Victorian rosewood & walnut portable writing box the lid with ornate foliate scrolling inlays in brass, bone and abalone

Victorian walnut writing slope box 45 cm wide, 26 cm deep, 20…

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope Box - 45x26x20cm

Victorian walnut writing slope box 45 cm wide, 26 cm deep, 20 cm high closed

An antique English writing box, burr walnut with brass fittings,…

Antique English Writing Box with Brass Fittings

An antique English writing box, burr walnut with brass fittings, mid 19th century, 19 cm high, 50 cm wide, 27 cm deep

A large Tunbridge style walnut boxed writing slope with leather…

Marquetry Walnut Writing Slope with Leather Interior

A large Tunbridge style walnut boxed writing slope with leather inner slope and compartments. As well as intricate marquetry decoration. Length 50 cm, width 25.5 cm (box) Length 41.5 cm, width 44.5 cm (slope)

An Anglo-Indian campaign writing slope, ebony, camphor and…

Anglo-Indian Tambour Writing Slope with Hidden Compartments

An Anglo-Indian campaign writing slope, ebony, camphor and walnut with brass mounts, tambour roll-top with embossed leather interior with hidden compartments, mid 19th century, 22 cm high, 49 cm wide, 38 cm deep

Victorian figured walnut writing box with brass fittings, with…

Victorian Walnut Writing Box with Fitted Interior, c1870

Victorian figured walnut writing box with brass fittings, with fitted interior, c1870

Victorian walnut brass bound writing box

Walnut Writing Box with Brass Bindings

Victorian walnut brass bound writing box

Victorian campaign style walnut writing slope, c.1,850, of…

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope with Brass Inlay

Victorian campaign style walnut writing slope, c.1,850, of rectangular form, brass bound with inset brass handles, the interior set with folding slope, ink bottles and pen compartments, height 19 x w 50 x diameter 29 cm

Victorian burr walnut & brass bound portable writing box

Burr Walnut Writing Box with Brass Bindings

Victorian burr walnut & brass bound portable writing box

A Victorian walnut writing box with parquetry inlays 35 x 24 x…

Victorian Walnut Writing Box with Parquetry Inlays

A Victorian walnut writing box with parquetry inlays 35 x 24 x 17 cm

Beautiful Victorian walnut folding campaign writing box

Victorian Walnut Writing Box - Portable and Elegant

Beautiful Victorian walnut folding campaign writing box

An impressive Victorian walnut writing slope, brass bound with…

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope with Presentation Plaque

An impressive Victorian walnut writing slope, brass bound with inset military style handles, the interior with leather insert, ink bottles and pen compartments, the base with drawer to one side, presentation plaque to the lid dated 1879. 50 x 28 x 21.5 cm.

A walnut veneer writing slope with brass mounts

Walnut Writing Slope with Brass Mounts

A walnut veneer writing slope with brass mounts

An inlaid walnut writing slope with brass plaque

Walnut Writing Slope with Brass Plaque

An inlaid walnut writing slope with brass plaque

An antique burr walnut writing slope with mother of pearl insert

Burr Walnut Writing Slope with Mother of Pearl Inlay

An antique burr walnut writing slope with mother of pearl insert

Victorian burr walnut writing slope with mother of pearl and…

1891 Victorian Writing Slope with Inlays

Victorian burr walnut writing slope with mother of pearl and paua shell inlays, with plaque dating 1891

Mid - late 19th century writing desk set, burr walnut, brass…

Burr Walnut Writing Desk Set with Sevres Portrait Tiles

Mid - late 19th century writing desk set, burr walnut, brass mounted ink tray, letter box and blotting pad, with Sevres pattern portrait tiles

A Victorian walnut writing compendium, the hinged lid and fall…

Victorian Walnut Writing Compendium with Satinwood Interior

A Victorian walnut writing compendium, the hinged lid and fall front revealing a satinwood fitted interior with two inkwells. 29 cm x 23 cm x 33 cm.

Vintage walnut writing slope fitted interior with writing slope,…

Antique Walnut Writing Slope with Fitted Interior

Vintage walnut writing slope fitted interior with writing slope, mother of pearl escutcheon and shield to top, small loss to banding on lid, height 17 cm, width 30 cm approx.

A Victorian walnut writing slope, 14 cm high, 40 cm wide, 24 cm…

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope - Antique Desk Accessory

A Victorian walnut writing slope, 14 cm high, 40 cm wide, 24 cm deep.

Victorian walnut brass bound writing slope

Antique Walnut Writing Slope with Brass Bindings

Victorian walnut brass bound writing slope

Victorian walnut writing slope mother of pearl shield to lid,…

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope with Fitted Interior and Ink Bottles

Victorian walnut writing slope mother of pearl shield to lid, and key escutcheon, fitted interior, with pair brass capped ink bottles, height 15 cm, width 35 cm

A good Victorian brass bound walnut writing box, with fitted…

Victorian Writing Box with Fitted Interior

A good Victorian brass bound walnut writing box, with fitted interior. 45 cm x 24 cm x 17 cm.

A Victorian walnut writing box, with inlaid decoration and…

Victorian Inlaid Writing Box with Fitted Interior

A Victorian walnut writing box, with inlaid decoration and fitted interior. Width 35 cm, depth 23 cm, height 15 cm.

Victorian burr walnut writing compendium excellent example of a…

Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Compendium

Victorian burr walnut writing compendium excellent example of a two door, single drawer compendium, fitted nicely with curved sections for filing, the top lifting up to reveal largest section, a ribbon holder section to back of left door, pen holder and…

Antique French brass bound walnut writing box, drawer to side,…

French Brass Bound Writing Box with Engraved Cne Dollfus

Antique French brass bound walnut writing box, drawer to side, engraved Cne Dollfus, 14 cm high, 35 cm wide, 25 cm deep

Antique brass-bound walnut writing slope, later restored, 14 cm…

Antique Walnut Writing Slope with Brass Bindings

Antique brass-bound walnut writing slope, later restored, 14 cm high, 30 cm wide, 22 cm deep

Antique walnut and brass bound writing slope with interior…

Antique Writing Slope with Secret Drawer

Antique walnut and brass bound writing slope with interior fittings and secret lower drawer on left hand side, width 45 cm x depth 26 cm x height 19 cm

A 19th century walnut writing slope, with enhanced figured…

Walnut Writing Slope with Coromandel Interior

A 19th century walnut writing slope, with enhanced figured graining, brass mounts and jasperware cartouche to the opening to reveal a coromandel wood interior with gilt tooled leather writing surface and compartments with inkwell, wax seal and key. 31 cm…

A Victorian walnut writing slope, with brass capping and…

Antique Victorian Walnut Writing Slope with Green Leather Interior

A Victorian walnut writing slope, with brass capping and binding, inlaid plaque to hinged lid and conforming escutcheon, recessed side handles. Green tooled leather interior. 35.5 x 26.5 x 15 cm

Victorian Tumbridge ware inlaid walnut writing box with fitted…

Tumbridge Inlaid Writing Box with Fitted Interior

Victorian Tumbridge ware inlaid walnut writing box with fitted interior

A Victorian burr walnut writing box, 19th century, with modern…

Refurbished Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Box

A Victorian burr walnut writing box, 19th century, with modern lining, the well figured dome top box, finely refurbished with a contemporary cartouche and pale blue lining and key, height 15.5 cm, length 30 cm, width 23 cm

A Victorian walnut writing slope, brass capped and bound, the…

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope with Red Velvet Interior

A Victorian walnut writing slope, brass capped and bound, the interior with red velvet writing surface. 40.5 cm x 24 cm x 15 cm

A campaign style walnut writing slope, 19th century, a brass…

19th Century Walnut Writing Slope with Fitted Compartments

A campaign style walnut writing slope, 19th century, a brass trimmed slope with shield cartouche and matching escutcheon opening to a tooled black leather slope and fitted compartments for pens and inks, height 13 cm, width 40 cm, depth 23 cm

Writing compendium, walnut with fruitwood decorations, and pull…

Ornate Walnut Writing Compendium with Fruitwood Accents

Writing compendium, walnut with fruitwood decorations, and pull out slope

A walnut Tunbridgeware writing box, later 19th century, with…

Walnut Writing Box with Parquetry Bands and Fitted Interior

A walnut Tunbridgeware writing box, later 19th century, with key, the well figured box with parquetry bands, a feather banded and decorated rectangular cartouche and matching escutcheon, the fitted interior with a black tooled leather writing slope, pen…

Mid Victorian walnut campaign writing slope box, cedar lined…

Victorian Writing Slope Box with Drawer and Accessories

Mid Victorian walnut campaign writing slope box, cedar lined with drawer, ink bottles, pen and nibs, 40 cm x 24 cm, 16.5 cm high (lid closed)

A brass bound walnut writing box, 18 cm high, 50 cm wide, 26 cm…

Brass Bound Walnut Writing Box

A brass bound walnut writing box, 18 cm high, 50 cm wide, 26 cm deep

A brass bound walnut writing box, 50 cm high, 40 cm wide, 17 cm…

Brass-Bound Walnut Writing Box - 50x40x17 cm

A brass bound walnut writing box, 50 cm high, 40 cm wide, 17 cm deep

A walnut writing box, with fruitwood inlay, 35 cm in width

Walnut Writing Box with Fruitwood Inlay - 35cm Width

A walnut writing box, with fruitwood inlay, 35 cm in width

A Victorian campaign style walnut writing slope, 19th century,…

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope with Blue Leather Interior

A Victorian campaign style walnut writing slope, 19th century, the brass trimmed slope with a monogrammed cartouche opening to a blue tooled leather slope and compartments for ink bottles and writing implements, height 12.5 cm, width 35 cm, depth 22 cm

A Victorian burr walnut desk top book case writing box, late…

Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Box with Bookcase Gallery

A Victorian burr walnut desk top book case writing box, late 19th century, the four drawer writing box with a tall three quarter gallery and carry handle, well crafted with crossbanding and stringing to all edges, the small drawers each with turned ivory…

A fine burr walnut writing slope with Tunbridgeware trims, 19th…

Antique Writing Slope with Tunbridgeware Trims

A fine burr walnut writing slope with Tunbridgeware trims, 19th century, the flat topped arched lid with perspective cube key fret borders in coloured timbers, a bordered mother-of-pearl cartouche and matching escutcheon, opening to a baize lined writing…

A walnut fold out writing slope, mid 19th century, inlaid with…

Inlaid Walnut Writing Slope from 19th Century Ballarat

A walnut fold out writing slope, mid 19th century, inlaid with ivory, pearl shell, ebony and amboyna, labelled 'J.EWINS, 49 STURT ST. BALLARAT, 18 cm high, 36 cm wide, 28 cm deep

A Victorian walnut writing box inlaid with brass and mother of…

Victorian brass-inlaid walnut writing box with inkwells

A Victorian walnut writing box inlaid with brass and mother of pearl, with original inkwells, interior restored. 14 cm high, 35 cm wide, 24 cm deep

Early brass bound walnut writing slope. Interior fitted with…

Brass Bound Walnut Writing Slope with Leather Interior

Early brass bound walnut writing slope. Interior fitted with leather covered slope & divided sections. Key available, height 18 cm depth 25 cm, length 45 cm

Antique walnut brass bound writing slope see interior for…

Antique Walnut Writing Slope for Restoration

Antique walnut brass bound writing slope see interior for restoration, no key, approx 14 cm high, 26.5 cm wide, 22 cm deep

Antique walnut and brass bound writing slope, interior for…

Antique Walnut Writing Slope, Brass Bound - Restoration Needed

Antique walnut and brass bound writing slope, interior for restoration, approx 15 cm high, 40 cm wide, 23 cm deep

Antique walnut and brass bound and banded campaign writing…

Antique Campaign Writing Slope with Brass Binding

Antique walnut and brass bound and banded campaign writing slope, has key, approx 16.5 cm high, 40 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep

Antique walnut writing slope, interior for restoration, approx…

Antique Walnut Writing Slope - Interior for Restoration

Antique walnut writing slope, interior for restoration, approx 13 cm high, 30 cm wide, 22 cm deep

Antique English walnut and brass banded writing slope, approx…

English Walnut Writing Slope with Brass Banding

Antique English walnut and brass banded writing slope, approx 15 cm high, 34.5 cm wide, 23.5 cm deep

A walnut desk-top writing compendium, late 19th century. 18 cm…

19th Century Walnut Writing Compendium

A walnut desk-top writing compendium, late 19th century. 18 cm high, 45 cm wide, 35 cm deep

A Victorian burr walnut, brass bound, ladies accoutrements box,…

Victorian Ladies' Accoutrements Box with Wedgwood Plaque

A Victorian burr walnut, brass bound, ladies accoutrements box, mid to late 19th century. The top has a blue and white Wedgwood Jasper Ware plaque, set inside gothic style, brass studded mounts. The interior has a removable lift out shelf with silk…

A Victorian mahogany and burr walnut writing slope, 19th…

Victorian Writing Slope with Brass Strapping

A Victorian mahogany and burr walnut writing slope, 19th century, of typical box form with brass strapping and banding to the edges, and a vacant shield cartouche and conforming escutcheon, opening to a tan leather writing plane and compartments for pens…

Victorian walnut campaign style writing box 55 cm wide

Victorian Walnut Writing Box - Campaign Style

Victorian walnut campaign style writing box 55 cm wide

Victorian walnut kneehole davenport desk, with 4 drawers to one…

Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk with Fitted Interior

Victorian walnut kneehole davenport desk, with 4 drawers to one side, 4 drawer fronts to the other, writing instrument compartment to the top and lift lid writing slope revealing fitted interior

Victorian burr walnut writing box, with fold out writing slope,…

Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Box with Fitted Interior

Victorian burr walnut writing box, with fold out writing slope, ink bottle and fitted interior, 32 cm wide, 23 cm deep, 17.5 cm high (closed)

A Victorian burr walnut writing slope with fitted interior

Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope with Fitted Interior

A Victorian burr walnut writing slope with fitted interior

Antique walnut brass bound writing slope, approx 15.5 cm high,…

Antique Walnut Writing Slope with Brass Bindings

Antique walnut brass bound writing slope, approx 15.5 cm high, 30 cm wide, 22.5 cm deep

Victorian walnut writing box with tumbridge inlays

Tunbridge-Inlaid Victorian Walnut Writing Box

Victorian walnut writing box with tumbridge inlays

A Victorian burr walnut ladies writing slope c.1880. The…

Victorian Burr Walnut Ladies Writing Slope

A Victorian burr walnut ladies writing slope c.1880. The writing slope has a fold-out tooled leather writing surface, stationery and letter compartments, and mother-of-pearl escutcheon plates. Height 15 cm; width 30 cm; Depth 22 cm

An antique brass bound walnut writing slope

Antique Walnut Writing Slope with Brass Binding

An antique brass bound walnut writing slope

Victorian walnut & inlaid davenport (leather for writing, slope…

Inlaid Walnut Davenport with Missing Slope

Victorian walnut & inlaid davenport (leather for writing, slope missing)

Walnut writing slope. Fitted interior. Mother of pearl…

Walnut Writing Slope with Fitted Interior & Mother of Pearl

Walnut writing slope. Fitted interior. Mother of pearl escutcheon & title plate. Length 30 cm

A Victorian burr walnut desk top escritoire, the sloping front…

Victorian Burr Walnut Escritoire with Perpetual Calendar

A Victorian burr walnut desk top escritoire, the sloping front opening to reveal a perpetual calendar and numerous divisions for stationery, pens and ink bottles, complete with key. 33 x 25 x 33 cm

Bishop Suter's original Victorian travelling writing box.…

Bishop Suter's Victorian Writing Box with Personal Artifacts

Bishop Suter's original Victorian travelling writing box. Figured walnut and brass bound dome topped shape with fitted interior of stationery compartments and two inkwells, comprising a few pages of hand written verse in Suter's own hand, a small red…

Antique walnut and brass writing slope, approx 15 cm

Antique Walnut & Brass Writing Slope - 15cm

Antique walnut and brass writing slope, approx 15 cm

Antique walnut writing slope with brass inlay, plaque dated…

1874 Walnut Writing Slope with Brass Inlay

Antique walnut writing slope with brass inlay, plaque dated 1874, approx 18 cm high

A Victorian burr walnut and shell inlaid writing box, circa…

Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Box

A Victorian burr walnut and shell inlaid writing box, circa 1880s, with mother-of-pearl and abalone inlay to the curved lid and escutcheon opening to the original violet velvet writing plane with a tooled surround, and having trays for pens and brass…

A burr walnut veneer writing box, late 19th century, with…

Burr Walnut Writing Box with Ink Wells and Drawers

A burr walnut veneer writing box, late 19th century, with walnut banding to the lid and sides with contrasting edges, the sloped lid with a brass shield decoration and a conforming escutcheon, opening to an arrangement of ink wells, two small drawers, and…

Walnut writing compendium with secret drawer

Secret Walnut Writing Compendium

Walnut writing compendium with secret drawer

A Victorian walnut writing box, with rosewood and satinwood…

Victorian Writing Box with Inlay and Fitted Interior

A Victorian walnut writing box, with rosewood and satinwood inlay and stringing, opening to a fitted interior with a leather inset writing surface, 30 cm wide, 24 cm deep, 14 cm high

A Victorian brass bound walnut writing box, 40 cm wide, 25 cm…

Victorian Walnut Writing Box with Brass Bindings

A Victorian brass bound walnut writing box, 40 cm wide, 25 cm deep, 18 cm high

Good mid 19th century burr walnut writing box with brass and…

Burr Walnut Writing Box with Inlays and Secret Compartment

Good mid 19th century burr walnut writing box with brass and mother of pearl inlays (secret compartment)