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French 19th Century Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French traveling writing box made of rosewood during the 1800’s. The top of the box is inlaid
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Writing Box
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Offered for sale is this Victorian antique walnut brass bound writing box with internal leather
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Regency Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
, late 17th/early 18th century period rosewood writing box having elegant brass inlaid decoration and
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Box
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality rosewood writing box having a rectangular shaped quality rosewood lift up
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Other
19th Century Boulle Writing Box with Inkwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French writing box with inkwell. Boulle and Mother of Pearl.
Category
19th Century French Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Antique French Palais Royal Musical Writing Box
By Palais Royal
Located in Northampton, GB
Internal Music Box Playing Two Aires
From our Writing Box collection, we are delighted to bring
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Writing Box
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Victorian Rosewood Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian Rosewood Brass Bound Writing Box with a lift up lid that opens to reveal a green
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Rosewood Inlaid Writing Box by Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
Heavily Inlaid with Mother of Pearl and Abalone
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Shell, Wood, Satinwood
19th Century Hoshiarpur Inlaid Writing Box
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hoshiarpur Inlaid Writing Box
Quite simply, this is a stunning example of a 19th
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1870s Indian Early Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Captains Campaign Military Writing Box Compendium
Located in Northampton, GB
Multiple Secret Compartments
From our Writing Boxes collection, we are delighted to introduce
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Early 1800s English Campaign Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut brass bounded writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut brass bounded writing box having a quality antique Victorian
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Lovely antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid writing box having a lovely antique Victorian
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Georgian English Travel Writing Box Mahogany
Located in Münster, DE
Writing box, mahogany, England, around 1830, writing surface with leather overlay, nice interior
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$2,271
H 8.47 in W 23.23 in D 13.19 in
Early 19th Century English Walnut Writing Box with Inlay
Located in Tampa, FL
This exquisite English walnut writing box is a true testament to 19th century craftsmanship
Category
1880s English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Satinwood, Walnut
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box having a quality burr walnut
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
$1,150
H 6.89 in W 9.65 in D 9.65 in
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Inlaid Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique Victorian quality rosewood inlaid writing box with two lift up tops opening to
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Other
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality rosewood writing box having a quality rosewood rectangular shaped
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Period Rosewood Campaign Writing Box, England
Located in Kastrup, DK
Campaign travel writing box from the Regency period, England, circa 1820.
Made for a military
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Antique English Mother of Pearl & Rosewood Writing Box Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
Firmly Attributed to Hausburg
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Pewter
Superb Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian burr walnut brass bound writing box having brass bounded corners
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$1,550
H 6.7 in W 5.71 in D 9.65 in
Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut brass bound writing box having a quality burr walnut box with
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Inlaid Coromandel Wood Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality inlaid coromandel wood writing box having quality inlaid
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Other
$2,128
H 4.34 in W 14.97 in D 10.04 in
Antique 19th century English Mahogany veneered leather inlaid brown writing box
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is an elegant English mahogany writing box dating back to the late 19th century
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Mahogany
$1,458
H 5.91 in W 14.97 in D 10.24 in
Georgian Kingwood Writing Box by David Edwards with Secret Compartment
By David Edwards
Located in Northampton, GB
Hidden Secret Compartment
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Georgian
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$4,822
H 6.5 in W 20.08 in D 10.44 in
Large Antique Campaign Burr Walnut Writing Box. English C.1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful burr walnut writing box or slope
Fabulous colour and figure in the wood
Good condition
Category
1860s English Campaign Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Antique Writing Box, Walnut with Inlays, England, Late 19th Century
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful antique writing box from the historicism / Victorian style from England, 2nd half of the
Category
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
$1,434
H 4.73 in W 11.7 in D 7.88 in
Antique French Boulle Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Edged In Brass
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this French Boulle Writing
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
antique writing box
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A top quality example of a late Victorian writing box.
This example is made of beautiful olive wood
Category
1890s Antique Writing Box
Materials
Olive
Regency Campaign Writing Box
Located in London, GB
A Regency Campaign Writing Box of miniature cabinet form, covered with original red Morocco leather
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Writing Box
Materials
Ormolu
Antique English Oxford "Spiers & Son" Brass Mounted Walnut Writing Box, Ca 1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Brass Mounted Walnut Writing Box with Fitted Interior, Circa 1910.
Made in Oxford
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Early 20th Century English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$875
H 5.5 in W 12 in D 9.5 in
Antique Victorian Writing Box by G.H. Radcliffe Multiple Secret Compartment
Located in Northampton, GB
Late 19th Century Writing Box with two Secret compartments
From our Writing Box collection, we
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$5,900
H 9.06 in W 19.89 in D 10.63 in
Antique Anglo-Indian Fluted Writing Box With Secret Drawers. Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful writing box made from a tropical hardwood
Fabulous shape and plain fluted carving. It
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Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
$650
H 5.5 in W 16 in D 9 in
18th Century Dutch Oak Children's Writing Box
Located in Delft, NL
18th century Dutch oak children's writing box
A children's writing box made of oak with a star
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Writing Box
Materials
Oak
Antique English Jennens & Bettridge Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk was made by the highly renowned Jennens & Bettridge of England
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Paper
$1,495
H 3.5 in W 13 in D 10.25 in
Grand Antique English Olivewood Writing Box / Cabinet, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A top quality example of a late Victorian writing box with an integral writing slope / lap desk
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Olive
$4,133 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11.5 in W 17 in D 9.5 in
19th Century English Victorian Campaign Style Travel Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
merchants and businessmen, this remarkable writing box was exquisitely hand-crafted in England in the mid
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Writing Box
Located in Brea, CA
lacquered writing box is decorated with the designs hand paint and gilt on black lacquer . Some tears due to
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Writing Box
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Writing Box
Located in Brea, CA
China, this lacquered writing box is decorated with the designs of two dragons frolicking with a pearl
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Writing Box
Materials
Lacquer
Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Paper
$995
H 3.75 in W 12.75 in D 10 in
Anglo Indian Sandalwood and Horn Writing Box
Located in Queens, NY
Anglo Indian (19th Century) antler veneered sandalwood writing box of rectangular form with 2 glass
Category
19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Glass, Wood
Superb Antique Folk Art Parquetry Casket Styled Writing Box or Lap Desk
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This exquisite antique parquetry writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have been
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Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Antique Writing Box
Materials
Softwood
$3,495
H 9 in W 16.25 in D 9.5 in
Unusual antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box having a quality burr walnut writing box
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Walnut
A large 19th century Japanese lacquer writing box with a secret compartment
Located in Central England, GB
This remarkable and highly decorative Japanese export large writing box is a rare high quality
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Other Antique Writing Box
Materials
Lacquer
$2,879
H 7.88 in W 12.6 in D 19.3 in
Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Paper
$995
H 3 in W 10 in D 8 in
Antique Georgian Rosewood Writing Box by William Chrisp
Located in Northampton, GB
Scrolling Brass Inlay
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique
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1820s English George IV Antique Writing Box
Materials
Silver, Brass
Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Box / Lap Desk, Eridge Castle, circa 1870
Located in Bath, GB
A truly fine example of a Victorian Tunbridge Ware writing box or lap desk dating to circa 1870
Category
1870s British Late Victorian Antique Writing Box
Materials
Wood
$2,066
H 3.5 in W 12.88 in D 10.5 in
Geo III Wedgwood and Steel Mounted Amboyna and Ebony Writing Box, c1800
By Matthew Boulton
Located in valatie, NY
, is English in conception. The writing box was a popular form first used in the 18th c and well into
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Writing Box
Materials
Cut Steel
$9,750
H 5.5 in W 13 in D 9 in
Dutch Walnut Writing Box with Brass Mounts, Early 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch walnut writing box with brass mounts
Early 18th century
Measures: H. 20 x W. 47 x D
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
Antique English Mahogany Campaign Style Lap Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely antique English mahogany campaign style travel desk / writing slope box with beautifully
Category
19th Century English Campaign Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
A superb Japanese export lacquer writing box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Kyoto, circa 1680
The writing box has bevelled edges and a kabusebuta (overhanging lid), and is
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17th Century Japanese Antique Writing Box
Materials
Lacquer
Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Writing Box with Leather Slope
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome mahogany writing box with leather slope and hidden storage with key, English, circa 1780.
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Writing Box
Antique English George III Captains Military Writing Box by Hewlins
Located in Northampton, GB
Brass Mounts
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Captains Military
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Writing Box
Materials
Brass
$5,166
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 12.21 in
C. 1860 English Inlaid Burl Wood Lap Desk Writing Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 inlaid burl wood lap desk writing box, English. Extravagantly inlaid with silver
Category
1860s English Antique Writing Box
Materials
Silver
Rare Early 19th Century Chinese Gilt Black Lacquer Writing Box
Located in Brea, CA
, this gilt black lacquered writing box is decorated with the designs rich hand paint and gilt on black
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Writing Box
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Regency Chinese Export Lacquer Handpainted Work Sewing Writing Box 1820
Located in Portland, OR
single drawer below encloses an adjustable writing slope with a pen box to the rear. The box is of
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Writing Box
Materials
Bronze
$825
H 6.25 in W 12.5 in D 9 in
19th Century Italian Writing Box with Macassar Veneer and Silver Mounts
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique writing slope case. The chest is veneered with Macassar wood. Decorated with
Category
1880s Italian Napoleon III Antique Writing Box
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,331
H 4.73 in W 16.15 in D 10.63 in
Antique 19th century warm brown oak Dutch Lectern or portable desk writing box
Located in Casteren, NL
This exquisite antique writing box was meticulously handcrafted using traditional joinery
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Writing Box
Materials
Steel
$2,845
H 8.39 in W 27.37 in D 20.08 in
An exceptional Namban 'escritório' writing-box, with a single drawer
Located in Amsterdam, NL
cm
The form is the same as the writing boxes made and used by the Portuguese in Portugal, Madeira
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Writing Box
Materials
Gold
$40,172
H 9.85 in W 19.69 in D 13.39 in
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Antique Writing Box For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic antique writing box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every antique writing box was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique writing box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique writing box made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. A well-made antique writing box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by David Edwards, Asprey International Limited and Drew & Sons are consistently popular.
How Much is a Antique Writing Box?
The average selling price for an antique writing box at 1stDibs is $1,699, while they’re typically $265 on the low end and $29,938 for the highest priced.
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