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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
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Walnut

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
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Antique 19th Century Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Exquisite Antique Hardwood Military Campaign Writing Slope Desk & Later Stand
Located in GB
& Brass Military Campaign writing slope. I actually have a pair of these, the other has slightly
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

Exquisite Victorian Hardwood Military Campaign Writing Slope Desk & Later Stand
Located in GB
& Brass Military Campaign writing slope with later stand What a find, if you are in the market for this
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Tables

Materials

Hardwood

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
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Antique 1820s Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Wood

Rare Fine Antique Early Victorian Military Campaign Writing Slope Davenport Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this early Victorian Military Campaign writing slope in the form
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Desks

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Pollard Oak Writing Slope or Lap Desk in Pollard Oak
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Early 19th century Pollard oak Campaign writing slope or lap desk This is a very rare piece, it
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Hardwood & Green Leather Military Campaign Davenport Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Victorian Military Campaign writing slope in the form of a
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Antique 1880s English Campaign Desks

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Georgian Military Campaign Brass Bound Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A stunning georgian military campaign rosewood & brass bound hand crafted writing slope. With Red
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Walnut Purple Velvet Campaign Writing Desk Slope
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian campaign writing desk slope. Made of walnut featuring purple velvet writing
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Antique 19th Century Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Victorian Military Campaign Brass Bound Mahogany Writing Slope with Accessories
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Victorian Military Campaign brass bound mahogany and brass writing slope with black leather
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Military Campaign 19th Century Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Ebonized Trim. Interior
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Fine Antique Regency Rosewood Inlaid Brass Campaign Writing Box Desk Slope 1830
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine quality Rosewood & inlaid brass Campaign writing desk box, circa 1830. The box made
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Antique 1830s English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Harrods Military Campaign Faux Book Chest of Drawers Brown Leather Writing Slope
By Harrods
Located in GB
chest of drawers with brown leather writing slope and faux book drawer, ideal for a laptop table A
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20th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Leather

Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century Lap Desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
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Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Amboyna

Amboyna Writing Slope
Amboyna Writing Slope
H 7.88 in W 19.69 in D 11.82 in
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century lap desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Amboyna Writing Slope
Amboyna Writing Slope
H 7.75 in W 19.6 in D 11.25 in
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
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

Anglo Indian Amboyna Campaign Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Campaign Writing Box. The Writing Box of slim rectangular form made from Amboyna with thick brass banding
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Indian Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Anglo Indian Amboyna Campaign Writing Box
Anglo Indian Amboyna Campaign Writing Box
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H 5.31 in W 14.37 in D 10.04 in
Georgian Metamorphic Campaign Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare English early 19th century mahogany campaign pembroke/writing table, having top and two drop
Category

Antique 19th Century English Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Burr Walnut Handcrafted Exquisite Writing Slope with Brass Inlay
Located in High Wycombe, GB
19th Century Burr Walnut Handcrafted Exquisite Writing Slope With Brass Inlay A handcrafted
Category

Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

English Campaign Era Writing Box of Brass-Bound Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English military officer's writing slope (or Captain's box) of brass-bound mahogany, from
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Metal, Brass

Fine Harrods London Kennedy Chest of Drawers Brown Leather Writing Slope Desk
By Harrods, Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London
Located in GB
Harrods London Kennedy Military Campaign chest of drawers which doubles as a writing bureau desk with
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20th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Leather, Hardwood, Oak

Georgian Military Campaign Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
offer this Georgian Military Campaign Mahogany Writing Box. The Writing Box of rectangular shape made
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Georgian Military Campaign Mahogany Writing Box
Georgian Military Campaign Mahogany Writing Box
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H 7.3 in W 19 in D 11 in
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
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Victorian Campaign Style Travel Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A antique Victorian era English campaign style brass bound mahogany portable lap desk / writing
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Sublime Antique Hardwood Pedestal Desk with Green Leather Writing Slope Drawer
Located in GB
pedestal desk with green leather top and hidden writing slope middle drawer A very good looking and
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

19th Century Mahogany Writing Slope Befit with a Pair of Inkwells by J J Mechi
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Exquisite craftsmanship from the early 19th century a Mahogany writing slope befit with A black
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique Campaign Correspondence Box, Anglo Indian, Colonial, Writing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
writing slope Two document trays offers seven and eight compartments respectively Small cabinet to
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Antique Late 19th Century British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Teak

Mid-19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
documents. Later leather covered writing slope, folds back to reveal a compartment for storage and 3 secret
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Indonesian Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Exceptionally Rare circa 1860 Walnut Military Officers Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
leather writing slope, the base has two metal clips which when released opens up more storage, open the
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Antique 1860s English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Campaign Chest Secretary of Brass-Bound Mahogany for British Military Officer
Located in Austin, TX
compartments, and a pull-down slope with embossed leather writing surface. The brass-bound chest, in two parts
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Brass Strapped Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
top inkwells. Opening the bottom part of the slope show its matched leather writing surface, under
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Antique 19th Century British Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Strapped Mahogany Writing Box
Antique Brass Strapped Mahogany Writing Box
H 9.06 in W 20.87 in D 11.82 in
Rare Chinese Export Amboyna and Ebony Campaign Kneehole Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
solid ebony boarder above a frieze drawer fitted with an adjustable inset velvet lined writing slope
Category

Antique 1830s Chinese Desks

Materials

Ebony, Amboyna

Fine Chinese Export Camphor Wood Military Secretaire Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
export, military campaign chest with sliding Secrataire desk and writing slope A very rare and
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Restored 1876 Stamped Camphor Wood Military Campaign Chest of Drawers with Desk
Located in GB
sliding Secrataire desk and writing slope each lock numbered and stamped Stamford Co Feb 1 76 that has
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Antique 19th Century British High Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century George II Miniature Campaign Bureau Chest on Later Chest Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
. The bureau door opens to reveal the writing slope, arched pelmet above 5 cubbies, 5 drawers (one large
Category

Antique 18th Century English George II Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Circa 1860 English Lap Desk on Custom-Made Side Table Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
writing slope. Nicely fitted coromandel veneered interior, one interior veneer edge lacking. Overall
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Brass

ANTiQUE GEORGE III BACHELORS CHEST OF DRAWERS ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS OF LANCASTER
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
circa 1780 Georgian Bachelors Chest of Drawers with baize lined slip writing desk top and slope and
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Antique 1780s Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
OUTSTANDING ! The box opens to reveal a writing slope with blue leather insert. Both the top section of the
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood

Regency Officers Campaign Writing Slope
Located in London, Greenwich
An impressive large Regency officers campaign writing slope portable desk. Hand made in England
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Antique 1810s British Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Regency Officers Campaign Writing Slope
Regency Officers Campaign Writing Slope
H 7.76 in W 20.01 in D 10.52 in
An Antique Chinese Export Campaign Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
tooling. The thin top drawer has a green baized slope that can be set at 3 angles or rest against the edge
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Amboyna

An Antique Chinese Export Campaign Desk
An Antique Chinese Export Campaign Desk
H 78 in W 114 in D 55.5 in
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
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Antique 1850s English Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

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
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Antique 1850s English Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

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
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Antique 1850s English British Colonial Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Captain MacPherson's Writing Desk or Slope
By William Dobson
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A brass edged, mahogany Writing Desk made by Dobson of 166 Strand. This slope was made with
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Antique Early 19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

Captain MacPherson's Writing Desk or Slope
Captain MacPherson's Writing Desk or Slope
H 6.75 in W 19.75 in D 10 in
Regency Campaign Rosewood Box Desk
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
writing slope. The two parts of the writing slope both open, the lower part to a storage area and the
Category

Antique 19th Century British Boxes

Materials

Brass

Regency Campaign Rosewood Box Desk
Regency Campaign Rosewood Box Desk
H 6.3 in W 18.12 in D 11.15 in
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
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Antique 1840s English Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

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
Category

Antique 1850s English British Colonial Desk Sets

Materials

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
Category

Antique 1850s English Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Burl Walnut Campaign Writing Slope, Lap Desk, Scotland, 1860
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian burl walnut campaign writing slope, lap desk, Scotland, 1860 Scotland 1860
Category

Antique 1860s Scottish Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique Early Victorian Campaign Writing Slope Brass Mounts 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A elegant Campaign writing slope with brass bound corners and blank cartouche to the top, circa
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Antique 1840s English Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique Early Victorian Campaign Writing Slope Brass Mounts, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A 19th century campaign brass bound mahogany writing slope the hinged top with inset brass plaque
Category

Antique 1840s English Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Stunning 1870 Victorian Walnut Campaign Used Military Desk Hidden Writing Slope
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
Stunning 1870 Victorian campaign used Military writing desk with hidden slope Please note the
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Antique Late 19th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Quality 19th Century Military Campaign Camphor Wood Roll Top Writing Slope
Located in Benington, Herts
Quality 19th century military campaign camphor wood roll top writing slope This extremely good
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

George iv Mahogany Campaign Desk
Located in Conwy, GB
joined by ring turned stretchers with C scroll spandrels, the central ratcheted writing slope above three
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Antique 1820s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

George iv Mahogany Campaign Desk
George iv Mahogany Campaign Desk
H 29.14 in W 35.44 in D 18.9 in
Antique GEORGIAN OFFICER'S MILITARY CAMPAIGN DRESSiNG CHEST WITH WRITING SLOPE
Located in GB
first slim drawer gives you a sliding green fabric, writing slope all in very good condition, especially
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Antique Late 18th Century English Campaign Dressers

Materials

Mirror, Hardwood

Regency Writing Box Amboyna Leather Campaign Letter Slope
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Fantastic Amboyna Travelling Writing Box. This Wonderful Writing Box would have been made as a
Category

Vintage 1980s Regency Furniture

Materials

Leather

George III Writing Box Campaign Travelling Slope, 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A very nice quality George III mahogany travelling writing box with a plain brass escutcheon. The
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Antique Early 1800s Decorative Art

Materials

Mahogany

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Campaign Writing Slope For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal campaign writing slope for your home. Each campaign writing slope for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, brass and metal. Your living room may not be complete without a campaign writing slope — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A campaign writing slope made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Regency — is very popular. Harrods, Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London and David Edwards each produced at least one beautiful campaign writing slope that is worth considering.

How Much is a Campaign Writing Slope?

The average selling price for a campaign writing slope at 1stDibs is $2,162, while they’re typically $250 on the low end and $26,444 for the highest priced.
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