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Victorian Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Victorian brass strapwork mounted amboyna writing slope, with a fall
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Amboyna
Victorian Writing Slope in Walnut
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn2674 Victorian writing slope - writing box in walnut in original condition with new, green
Category
19th Century Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Walnut
Rare Antique circa 1860 Library Writing Table Desk with Twin Writing Slopes
Located in GB
built in twin writing slopes
This is a very rare piece, I’ve not seen another, it can be used as a
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Hardwood
H 31.11 in W 55.12 in D 31.5 in
Antique French Brass Inlaid Mahogany Writing Slope Box 19Ct
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality example of a polished brass inlaid travelling writing slope made
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Brass
Restored Gothic Revival Desk Side Bookcases Drawer Writing Slope Pugin Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London, Pugin
Located in GB
partner desk with top drawer writing slope and side bookcases made by either Gillows of Lancaster or Pugin
Category
1840s English Gothic Revival Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 33.67 in W 50.79 in D 24.61 in
Antique Irish Coromandel Satinwood Writing Slope Box by Austins Dublin Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Writing Slope of good size proportions, made in Dublin, Ireland by George Austin. Third quarter of the
Category
19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
H 5 in W 16.25 in D 10.75 in
Antique Victorian Writing Slope Wood and Mother of Pearl Scotland 1870 H613
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian writing slope, wood and mother of pearl, Scotland 1870, H613
Scotland 1870
Solid
Category
1870s Scottish Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Wood
Robert Gillows II 1790 Writing Library Hardwood Chest of Drawers Leather Slope
By Waring & Gillow, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
the drawer front, on page 282 you can see the exact same leather writing slope, the lock is correct
Category
1790s English Georgian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 38.59 in W 49.22 in D 25.2 in
Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
or secular use. By the 17th century, when reading and writing was more prevalent within the household
Category
Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Oak
Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany and fruitwood inlaid ladies writing desk. The superstructure with central shelf flanked by
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Wood
French Charles X Writing Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
gently angled slope, offering the perfect writing surface complete with a gilt bronze bookrest
Category
19th Century French Charles X Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Bronze
Very Fine circa 1780 Georgian Mahogany Reading Table with Candle Slips & Slope
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
collector should have
The table boasts an angle adjustable reading slope, twin candle slip trays and
Category
1780s English Georgian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Mahogany
H 27.56 in W 29.93 in D 19.69 in
George IV Pollard Oak Writing Desk
By George Smith
Located in London, GB
patination to the oak. In the manner of George Smith. The Tooled red leather writing slope with easel support
Category
19th Century English George IV Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Oak, Leather, Wood
18th Century George II Writing Bureau
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century George II mahogany ladies writing bureau topped by brass pierced gallery. The sloped
Category
Mid-18th Century Irish George II Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Period Partner's Writing Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
such as a moulded rectangular top with two rising fall writing slopes in the centre topped by a brass
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Leather
Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
early 20th century, likely French, one piece desk on frame form, having a sloped front with inset felt
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Felt, Ebony, Burl, Rosewood, Palisander, Maple, Mahogany, Kingwood
Writing Desk used by Charles Dickens, circa 1800
Located in Dorking, GB
This is the desk on which Dickens began his famous writing career. He was in fact a solicitor’s
Category
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Fall Front Bureau, Scottish, Writing Desk, Georgian Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
:
Max Width: 97.5cm (38.5'')
Max Depth: 53cm (20.75'')
Max Height: 104.5cm (41.25'')
Writing Slope
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Wood
H 41.15 in W 38.39 in D 20.87 in
Small Antique Ladies Correspondence Table, English, Flame, Writing, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique ladies correspondence table. An English, flame mahogany writing table
Category
Mid-19th Century British William IV Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Wood
H 27.96 in W 18.31 in D 13.19 in
English Regency Period Satinwood Kidney Shaped Writing Table with Leather Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
English Regency period satinwood kidney shaped writing table with pedestal ends and saber legs
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
H 28 in W 40.75 in D 21 in
Unusual Transition Style Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Double Sided Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
Unusual Transition style marquetry and gilt bronze double sided writing desk
French, early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Ormolu
H 38.59 in W 51.19 in D 37.01 in
Antique 19thC English Victorian Hobbs Kneehole Cylinder Roll Writing Bureau Desk
By Hobbs & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
slope and writing sufaces with upper gallery.
Alfred Charles Hobbs (1812 – 1891) was born in Boston
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 43.25 in W 44 in D 19 in
Early 20th Century Metamorphic Writing Desk by J.C Vickery of London
Located in Martlesham, GB
writing slope also lifts up to reveal further storage space, the underneath of the writing slope is marked
Category
1910s European Edwardian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Fine Quality Early 19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Writing Side Table Desk
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
charm. The drawer slides freely and includes a baize covered lift up writing slope.
Would look great
Category
19th Century Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Wood
H 30.12 in W 22.84 in D 17.72 in
G M Ellwood for J S Henry. An Arts & Crafts oak writing desk
By George Montague Ellwood
Located in London, GB
George Montague Ellwood (1875-1955) for J.S. Henry
An oak writing desk with sloping pen compartment
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Copper
1790 Gillows Cuban Hardwood Library Secretaire Desk Writing Table I Bramah Lock
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
same writing slopes raised. Both have exactly the same easel backs
The timber is correct for the
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Hardwood
H 29.93 in W 35.83 in D 18.9 in
Painted Writing Slope
Located in Nantucket, MA
Painted Writing Slope with green interior paint and drawers for storage.
Category
19th Century British Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Brass
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century Lap Desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Amboyna
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century lap desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Brass
Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope c1850
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware writing slope
Date : c1875
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells
Category
1850s British Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Coromandel Writing Slope
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century coromandel writing slope, fabulous quality with brass corners and a central brass
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Wood
Victorian Figured Walnut Writing Slope
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
J032 Attractive Victorian writing box in walnut, having decorative figured walnut lift up lid
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Walnut
Slope Front Solid Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
Slope front solid mahogany writing desk has a lift up center panel. It has six drawers with the
Category
1870s English Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Brass
Antique Pine Sloping Clerks Writing Desk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Antique pine sloping clerks writing desk
A Lovely old piece, the desk is made in solid pine, it
Category
Mid-19th Century Rustic Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Pine
Regency Davenport
Located in Cheshire, GB
George IV Davenport the top with thin rosewood inset rail, slope fronted burgundy tooled leather
Category
19th Century English George IV Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Wood
Victorian Golden Oak Swivel Pedestal Desk
By James Shoolbred
Located in Dorking, GB
up writing slope reveals a further pen drawer and paper compartments.
It measures 60 by 27 inches
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Leather, Oak
Charming Georgian Elm Childs Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A super early 18th-century childs writing desk, the slope top lifts to reveal a fitted drawer; of
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Elm
Ceylonese 'Sri Lankan' Ebony Writing Slope
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine early 19th century carved ebony writing slope, the exterior richly carved with foliate
Category
Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
English George III Chippendale-Style Mahogany Library Table Adjustable Book Stan
Located in Dallas, TX
adjustable writing slope / book stand, mahogany with leather work surface, gilt embossed border, some
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 30.75 in W 47.5 in D 34.5 in
A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
Located in Edenbridge, GB
writing slope.
Category
1880s Dutch Country Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Regency Palisander Davenport Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
leather writing surface. Top opens to reveal a richly colored interior with 2 drawers.
Writing slope
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Leather, Palisander
Victorian Walnut Work Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
leather writing slope and fitted interior above frieze drawer and storage compartment below, raised on
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Laptop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century laptop is also known as a writing slope, or a lap desk! It became wildly popular
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Metal
Late Victorian Freestanding Satinwood Carlton House Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
writing surface, sloping downwards to the front, decorated back and front with oval panels of radiating
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Satinwood
19th century Chinese canton black lacquered desk cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
another pullout / pull-out drawer which acts as another writing surface with adjustable slope. Cornice is
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Alabaster
18th Century French Louis XVI Desk or 'Bureau à Dos D'âne'
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant writing desk, known quirkily as a “bureau à dos d’âne” (donkey’s back desk), is
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Wood
English Walnut and Marquetry Davenport Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
above and below, the slide opening to reveal an easel support writing slope with inset tooled leather
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Gillows - Mid 19thC Mahogany Twin Pedestal Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Altrincham, GB
leather inset flanking a central raised sloped writing surface enclosing a hinged storage compartment, two
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Freestanding Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
top with lift up serpentine shaped lid and crossbanded rosewood writing slope. The slope opening to
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Other
English Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
, butterflies, shells, and foliage.
The rectangular top with gilt-bronze acanthus rim sits above a sloping
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Ormolu
Fabulous Edwardian Inlaid Desk in the Carlton House Style
By Carlton House Fine Furniture
Located in Dublin, IE
upper section flanked with a pair of concave, sloping stationary compartments with hinged lids which
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Brass
A Very Fine Edwardian Carlton House Style Desk
By Carlton House Fine Furniture
Located in Dublin, IE
sloping sides of the super-structure opening to reveal storage compartment and each with a single frieze
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Brass
Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Freestanding Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
original walnut gallery, shaped burr walnut lift up writing slope with original leather opening to reveal
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Burr Walnut Davenport
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century burr walnut davenport, the sloping top has the original tan colour leather writing
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Period Burr Walnut Davenport Desk
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
burr walnut veneered drawers and a pull out and adjustable writing slope which retains the original
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll Up Desk, Scotland 1870, H345
Located in Vancouver, BC
slide
With hinged writing slope
Six buds eye maple drawer and cubby holes
Below are a a pair of
Category
1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Walnut
Art Nouveau Standing Desk /Reception Table Around 1890, After Carlo Bugatti
Located in Berlin, DE
French lily. Slightly sloping writing surface covered with high-quality genuine leather. Wide and curved
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Silver, Brass
H 39.38 in W 33.08 in D 22.05 in
Circa 1860 Adjustable Height Double-Sided Reading Table, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
& markers. Double sided adjustable angle reading slopes.
27 1/4" extending to 37 5/8" h., 33 1/8" x 19 7/8
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Wood
Lectern-style Desk with hinged Lid, Grey and Red, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Anthracite-coloured lectern/desk with sloping flap and shelf between the straight square legs. The
Category
19th Century German Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Softwood
Fine and Unusual Edwardian Inlaid Leather Top Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
turned finial detail and centred sloping drawer with decorative pierced brass grille detail, opening to
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
Materials
Brass
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Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique writing slope writing slopes available for sale. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, all antique writing slope writing slopes available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique writing slope writing slopes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique writing slope writing slopes bearing Victorian or Georgian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique writing slope writing slopes are appealing in their simplicity, but George Betjemann & Sons, Gillows of Lancaster & London and A. Feret produced popular antique writing slope writing slopes that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes?
Prices for antique writing slope writing slopes start at $300 and top out at $30,868 with the average selling for $1,123.
Questions About Antique Writing Slope Writing Slopes
- What is a writing slope?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021Writing slopes, also known as writing slants or slant boards, can aid in the promotion of proper writing posture. When writing, they help relieve problems in the back, neck, shoulders, and wrists. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary writing slopes from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- What are writing slopes?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Writing slopes are wooden boxes with angled padded tops. People in Victorian England used them as writing surfaces to protect their furniture and to store writing implements. You'll find a variety of antique writing slopes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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