ANTIQUE 19thC SOLID TEAK MILITARY WRITING BOX & SLOPE- BRASS HANDLES- LOCK & KEY SECRET LOCKING DRAWER & ORIGINAL BRASS LOCKING PIN

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Seller: 1283.linda ✉️ (4,263) 100%, Location: Burton-on-Trent, GB, Ships to: GB & many other countries, Item: 223332971304 ANTIQUE 19thC SOLID TEAK MILITARY WRITING BOX & SLOPE- BRASS HANDLES- LOCK & KEY. THIS IS A SUPERB ANTIQUE MILITARY WRITING BOX AND SLOPE BOX WHICH IS MADE FROM SOLID TEAK DATING TO AROUND THE EARLY TO MID 19th CENTURY MOST LIKELY THE VICTORIAN ERA BUT COULD BE SLIGHTLY EARLIER. IT HAS STRONG BRASS CARRYING HANDLES ON EITHER SIDE AND A NICE BRASS INLAID ESCUTCHEON. THIS WRITING BOX ALSO HAS A SECRET DRAWER ON ONE SIDE WHICH IS HELD IN PLACE BY ITS ORIGINAL BRASS LOCKING PIN. IT COMES WITH A GOOD WORKING LOCK AND ALSO A KEY WHICH IS NOT THE ORIGINAL BUT FUNCTIONS WELL AND LOCKS AND UNLOCKS THE BOX EASILY.  THE LID IS A GOOD FIT WITH STRONG HINGES THAT ARE SAFE AND SECURE AND THIS OPENS UP TO A FULLY FITTED INTERIOR WHICH HAS A SMALL LIDDED COMPARTMENT, A STAMP COMPARTMENT, A CENTRAL LIDDED COMPARTMENT FOR PENS ETC AND ALSO A COMPARTMENT THAT HOLDS A GLASS INK BOTTLE WHICH LOOKS TO BE THE ORIGINAL AS IT IS SUCH A GOOD FIT BUT NOT ENTIRELY SURE, THOUGH I DON'T THINK THE LID IS AND I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF IT SHOULD HAVE A LID BUT THIS ONE IS A GOOD FIT NONETHELESS AND I BELIEVE IS SILVER PLATED AS IS THE COLLAR WHICH IS A LITTLE BATTERED AND BRUISED BUT NO MORE THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT FOR SOMETHING OF THIS GREAT AGE THAT HAS PROBABLY HAD A LOT OF USE. THE WRITING SLOPE HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY REFURBISHED WITH A LOVELY BOTTLE GREEN VELVET BAIZE AND THIS HAS SECRET COMPARTMENTS UNDERNEATH IT BOTH WITHIN THE BASE AND THE LID WHICH IS HELD IN PLACE BY A DECORATIVE BRASS CATCH IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. A FANTASTIC OLD BOX WHICH IS STRONG AND WELL MADE WITH FAIR WEAR AND TEAR PLUS COMMENSURATE MARKINGS IN KEEPING WITH ITS AGE AND PAST USE WITH A WONDERFUL COLOUR AND PATINA TO THE WOOD. THERE IS AN AGE RELATED STRESS CRACK TO THE WOOD ON THE BASE AS OFTEN HAPPENS WITH THESE OLD BOXES BUT REST ASSURED IT IS TOTALLY SAFE AND SECURE AND OF NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN. IT IS A GOOD, FUNCTIONAL SIZE WITH PLENTY OF SPACE AND IS ESPECIALLY USEFUL WITH IT HAVING A GOOD WORKING LOCK AND KEY. IT WOULD ALSO MAKE A FINE ADDITION TO A COLLECTION OF MILITARY BOXES AND/ OR WRITING SLOPES. IT MEASURES APPROX. 35cms (13.75”) LONG, 22.5cms (8.75”) WIDE AND 14.5cms (5.75") DEEP WITH A  WEIGHT OF JUST UNDER 3kgs. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF ANY OTHER INFORMATION, MEASUREMENTS OR PHOTOGRAPHS ARE REQUIRED AS I WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP. PLEASE ONLY BID IF YOU INTEND TO BUY. PAYMENT TO BE MADE WITHIN 3 DAYS OF THE AUCTION ENDING UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE- MANY THANKS. DUE TO ITS SIZE AND WEIGHT THIS WILL BE SENT VIA THE EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAMME AS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE AND VIABLE OPTION. ANY U.K BUYERS CAN COLLECT IN PERSON SHOULD YOU WISH.
  • Condition: GOOD CONDITION WITH FAIR WEAR AND TEAR PLUS COMMENSURATE MARKINGS IN KEEPING WITH ITS AGE AND PAST USE. COMES WITH A WORKING LOCK AND KEY WHICH FUNCTIONS WELL AND LOCKS AND UNLOCKS THE BOX EASILY. A FANTASTIC OLD WRITING BOX WITH BRASS CARRYING HANDLES WHICH I BELIEVE WAS MADE FOR MILITARY USE AND COMES WITH A FULLY FITTED INTERIOR COMPLETE WITH GLASS INK BOTTLE. THE SLOPE HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY REFURBISHED WITH A NICE BOTTLE GREEN VELVET AND HAS SECRET COMPARTMENTS UNDERNEATH WITHIN THE LID AND THE BASE. THIS WRITING BOX ALSO HAS A SECRET DRAWER HELD IN PLACE BY THE ORIGINAL BRASS LOCKING PIN. THIS FANTASTIC BOX HAS A LOVELY COLOUR AND PATINA TO THE WOOD WITH GREAT CHARACTER HAVING BEEN WELL USED IN THE PAST.
  • Product Type: Boxes
  • Style/ Period: Victorian
  • Product: Boxes
  • Age: 1800-1849
  • Primary Material: Wood/ Woodenware
  • Sub-Type: Teak
  • Product Sub-Type: Writing Boxes/ Slopes
  • Original/Repro: Original

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