Painted Writing Slope
$2,000
Painted Writing Slope
Located in Nantucket, MA
Painted Writing Slope with green interior paint and drawers for storage.
19th Century British Antique Writing Slope Accessories
Brass
$2,000
Painted Writing Slope
Located in Nantucket, MA
Painted Writing Slope with green interior paint and drawers for storage.
Brass
19th Century brass bound mahogany writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century brass bound mahogany writing slope circa 1890. Good quality brass bound box slope
Brass
William IV 19th century table top writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
William IV 19th century writing slope circa 1835. Elegant and good quality William IV rosewood
Wood
Exquisite Victorian Walnut & Black Leather Campaign Writing Slope
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite Victorian Hand-Crafted Burr Walnut Writing Slope With Black Tooled Leather Interior With
Brass
$3,044Sale Price / set|45% Off
Victorian Campaign Writing Slope, Brass Bound Coromandel, Secret Compartment
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Beautiful Late 19th Century Campaign Brass Bound Coromandel Writing Slope With Black Tooled Stylish
Brass
Circa 1870s English Gothic Revival Writing Slope Desk Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1870s English Gothic Revival writing slope desk box. A letter box is flanked by the original
Brass
Exquisite Victorian Walnut & Black Tooled Leather Campaign Writing Slope
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite Hand-Crafted Victorian Walnut & Black Tooled Leather Campaign Writing Slope SLOPE
Brass
$2,043Sale Price / set|35% Off
Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope & Stationary Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Elegant 19th Century Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Decorative Inlaid Writing Slope With Black
Leather, Mahogany
$1,538Sale Price / set|35% Off
19th Century Rosewood Writing Slope Decorated With Beautiful Inlay Throughout
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Rosewood Writing Slope Decorated With Stylish Inlay Throughout. The slope features a
Brass
19th Century Rosewood Writing Slope Decorated With Beautiful Inlay Throughout
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Beautiful 19th Century Rosewood Writing Slope Decorated With Stylish Inlay Throughout. The slope
Brass
Antique Regency Campaign Writing Slope Brass Mounts, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An elegant Regency brass mounted Gonçalo Alves campaign writing slope, circa 1820 in date. The
Wood
$2,854Sale Price / set|40% Off
Victorian Campaign Writing Slope, Brass Trim, Green Leather, UK, 1800s
By Joseph Bramah
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Victorian Campaign Writing Slope With A Decorative Brass Trim, Brass Carry Handles
Brass
$2,625Sale Price / set|35% Off
Victorian Rosewood Writing Slope with Brass & Leather Inlay, 1880 UK
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Antique Victorian Rosewood Ladies Writing Slope With Inlaid Brass & Red Leather
Brass
Antique Bachelor's Writing Slope, English, Correspondence Box, Regency, C.1830
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bachelor’s writing slope. An English, coromandel and satinwood correspondence
Brass
A Regency Hand Crafted Rosewood Writing Slope With Secret Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Regency Era Rosewood Hand-Crafted Writing Slope. With Purple Velvet Interior, Secret
Brass
A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Floral Elements Enamel Inlays &
Brass, Enamel
$1,578Sale Price / set|60% Off
Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut, Brass Writing Slope & Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique British Military Campaign 19th Century Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With
Brass
19th Century Rosewood & Inlay Stationary Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Victorian Rosewood Decorative Inlaid Writing Slope With An Engraved Shield. Stationary
Rosewood
Antique George III Campaign Writing Slope Brass Mounts 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A elegant burr walnut George III Military Campaign writing slope with brass bound corners and
Brass
$925Sale Price|38% Off
French Walnut Burr Campaign Writing Slope Brass Inlay 19th C
By Napoléon III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
An exceptionally fine quality example of an early 19th century burr wood campaign writing slope, in
Brass
A Rare C19th Anglo Indian Antler And Vizagapatam Writing Slope
Located in London, GB
A Rare Anglo-Indian Stag Antler Writing Slope Table Top Desk. Late 19th century. The whole veneered
Brass
Victorian Glossy Extending Black Leather Stationary Writing Slope With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Victorian Glossy Black Leather Extending Correspondence Box / Writing Slope With Black Tooled
Brass, Steel
$245Sale Price|30% Off
Antique 19th Century Victorian Birdseye Maple Traveling Writing Slope Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique dark birds eye maple writing slope with brass M monogram plate on top with green felt
Felt, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
Antique English Coromandel Wood Writing Slope with Satinwood Interior Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very fine antique English coromandel wood writing slope with fitted satinwood interior, circa 1890
Satinwood, Ebony
$2,108Sale Price / set|40% Off
Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With A Tooled Black
Brass
Antique Regency Brass Bound Traveling Desk Wooden Mahogany Writing Slope Regency
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Traveling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large size. First quarter of the Nineteenth
Brass
Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique British Military Campaign 19th Century Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With
Brass
$535Sale Price|30% Off
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Rosewood Campaign Writing Slope Desk 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century English Georgian campaign writing slope, box or travel desk. Made of walnut
Brass
Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather
By Thompson Cabinet Company
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Early 19th Century Exquisite Brass Bound Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope Burgundy Red Tooled
Brass
$3,673Sale Price / set|45% Off
Rare English Regency Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
By John Lambe
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful Handcrafted English Antique 19th Century Hardwood Veneer Writing Slope With A Tooled
Brass
Antique French English Rosewood Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing Slope Box Desk 19thC
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exquisite Example of an Early Rosewood Travelling Writing Slope of fairly large proportions of
Brass
19th Century Victorian Writing Slope/ Travel Desk Box, Brass Bound, UK ca. 1815
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Impressive Victorian writing slope or travel desk - attributed to the famous company of Thompson
Brass
Victorian Silver Plate Writing Slope In The Shape of a Book With Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Unusual Victorian Oak Desk Slope In The Shape of a Book With Internal Divisional Sections Complete
Silver Plate
Unavailable|$918
William IV Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
William IV rosewood writing slope. A stunning wringing slope that dates back to circa 1830, it’s
Rosewood
Unavailable|$918
William iv Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
William IV Rosewood writing slope. A stunning wringing slope that dates back to circa 1830, it’s
Rosewood
Unavailable|$2,857
Tunbridge Ware Antique Writing Slope Hever Castle, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tunbridge Ware writing box veneered in mahogany, with floral motif and view of Hever Castle, framed
Velvet, Mahogany
Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Burr Walnut Veneered Writing Slope & Key
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A Military Campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope with ebonised edging, opening to
Brass
Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Burr Walnut Veneered Writing Slope & Key
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A Military Campaign brass bound walnut writing slope with locked lower compartment and secret
Brass
Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Keys
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A Military Campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope, opening to reveal the usual fitted
Brass
Military Campaign Writing Slope Queen Victoria Insignia with Brass Acccents VR
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A stunning example of an English Victorian military Campaign writing slope circa 1800s with queen
Brass
Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Key
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A military campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope, with a vintage pen. Opening up to
Brass
Victorian Walnut Writing Slope Ebony and Abalone Shell Decoration to Borders
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A mid-19th century early Victorian burr walnut writing slope desk tidy box having an inset silver
Brass
Victorian Rosewood and Mother of Pearl Inlay Writing Slope with Baize and Extras
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
An elegant mid-19th century early Victorian rosewood writing slope desk tidy box having an inset
Brass
Sold|$1,850
18th Century Mahogany Writing Slope
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine quality 18th century English mahogany brass bound writing slope and letter box having a
Mahogany, Leather
Exceptional 19th Century Geometric Parquetry Writing Slope
Located in Benington, Herts
An exceptionally good quality 19th century geometric marquetry and parquetry writing slope of good
Rosewood
19th Century campaign metamorphic camphor writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century metamorphic camphor writing slope circa 1890. Here we have a fine quality campaign
Brass
A Victorian Gilt Metal-Mounted Coromandel Writing Slope
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A FINE VICTORIAN GILT METAL-MOUNTED COROMANDEL WRITING SLOPE By or in the manner of Betjemann
Metal
c. 1860 Chinese Lacquer on Wood Writing Slope
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 Chinese lacquer on wood writing slope. Made for the English market. Fold over writing
Lacquer
George IV Calamander and Specimen Parquetry Writing Slope
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George IV calamander and specimen parquetry writing slope, in the manner of Gillows, of wedge
Wood
Antique Coromandel Writing and Stationery Slope, circa 1840
Located in London, GB
This is an antique Victorian coromandel and brass writing and stationery slope of rectangular shape
A Large Veneered Stag Horn Writing Slope India C.1850
Located in London, GB
A large veneered stag horn writing slope with interior decoration along the leading edge, India c
19th Century Coromandel Writing Slope by Betjemann & Sons
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in London, GB
A very fine antique Victorian Coromandel writing Slope made by the world famous London box makers
Brass
19th Century Chinese Camphor Wood and Ebonised Writing Slope
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century Chinese camphor wood and ebonised writing slope of exceptional quality, having a
Hardwood
Antique Writing Slope, English, Mahogany, Brass, Correspondence Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a delightful antique writing slope. An English, quality mahogany and brass correspondence
Mahogany
Antique Campaign Writing Slope, English, Walnut, Correspondence Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique military campaign writing slope. An English, walnut and leather correspondence
Leather, Walnut
Antique Campaign Writing Slope, Ship's Captain, Correspondence, Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign writing slope. An English, mahogany ship's captain's correspondence
Mahogany
Antique Gentleman’s Correspondence Case, English, Walnut, Writing Slope, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gentleman’s correspondence case. An English, walnut and brass writing slope with
Brass
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
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