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Officers Writing Box

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
merchants and businessmen, this remarkable writing box was exquisitely hand-crafted in England in the mid
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Early 19th Century American Sheraton Mahogany Campaign Officers Desk
Located in Forney, TX
United States, circa 1820, of box on stand design, custom converted from a simple work table into a
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry, Mahogany, Poplar

Antique Officer's Campaign Correspondence Box, English, Writing Case, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique officer’s campaign correspondence box. An English, flame mahogany and leather
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Wood

Mid-19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and good quality camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860. Brass bound around the outer edges
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indonesian Campaign Decorative Boxes

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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

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Grand Antique Executive Desk, English, Satinwood, 13 Drawer, Office, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
boxes. Charming arcading adorns the upper drawer section with shelf to centre. Usefully sized
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood

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
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th C Antique Military Campaign English Traveling Writing Desk Tompson Patent
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique, circa mid 19th Century English Military Campaign traveling writing or lap desk with
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Desks

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Large English Marine Writing Desk - Solid Mahogany and Brass - Xixth Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Napoleon I (1764-1843) and the two empresses. It closes with a small key. When open, it forms a writing
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Antique 19th Century English Other Nautical Objects

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Wood

Signed Flower drawing in monograph, inscribed to art historian Norman Rosenthal
By Mark Grotjahn
Located in New York, NY
exhibitions officer for four years before taking the position of curator at the Institute for Contemporary Art
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Offset, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph

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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Antique Art Nouveau Silver Inkwell, Dip Pen and Seal Set, in Box, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s travel set or desktop accessories inkwell, dip pen and seal. Made of silver and crystal glass. Nice addition to your writing desk or just to display them in your ...
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19th Century Mahogany Writing Slope Befit with a Pair of Inkwells by J J Mechi
Located in High Wycombe, GB
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

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Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box with brass bound corners and straps opening to reveal a fitted writing slope, pen tray, original ink bottle, two lift up lids openin...
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Walnut Drafting Table Adjustable Lift and Tilt Steel Base
Located in Baltimore, MD
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Early Victorian Mahogany & leather Desk Elbow chair
By King & Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
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Campaign Style Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A 19th-century style Campaign desk, the flip-top revealing a fitted interior, slide-out tooled leather writing surface, raised on splayed legs with a stretcher. Dimensions: 29.25"...
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Campaign Style Desk
H 34 in W 29.25 in D 27 in
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Located in Savannah, GA
This early 19th century lap desk is constructed of flame grain Honduras mahogany and features the original brass fittings and an embossed leather interior with a removable pen tray. ...
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Early 19th Century American Federal Period Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
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Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood & Brass Writing Slope Box Lap Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
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19th C. English Campaign Style Mahogany Travel Desk by G. Riddle, London
Located in Bridgeport, CT
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19th Century Burr Walnut Handcrafted Exquisite Writing Slope with Brass Inlay
Located in High Wycombe, GB
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Antique Travel Inkwell, Silvered, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
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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

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Regency Officers Campaign Writing Slope
Regency Officers Campaign Writing Slope
H 7.76 in W 20.01 in D 10.52 in
English Campaign-Ware Writing Box of Camphor-Wood on Stand
Located in Austin, TX
/> Campaign-era writing slopes and Davenport boxes were the travel items of British military officers who
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes

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Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Coromandel Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
dark colour, with a replaced leather in writing area which is nicely done. Box closes firmly with no
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Antique Regency Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Officers Campaign Style Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large size. First
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

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British Campaign Rosewood Officer's Chest on Stand, Early 1900s
Located in Nantucket, MA
British Campaign rosewood officer's chest with inside writing surface. It has brass bound corners
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Very Rare Ebony British Campaign Officer's Lapdesk, Late 19th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
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Late 19th Century British Campaign Rosewood Officer's Chest on Custom Stand
Located in Nantucket, MA
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Gentleman or Officer Sterling Silver Travel Set, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
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Regency Mahogany And Brass Inlaid Campaign Box On Stand
Located in Essex, MA
. With inscribed plaque 'DL Irish'. Indicated previous owner. This box called a writing slope was used
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19th Century English Mahogany Campaign Writing Box
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century English Campaign portable mahogany writing box with brass bound molded edges and brass
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British Mahogany Officer's Campaign Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century British mahogany Campaign desk style officers chest or lap desk box on a later stand
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Antique Mahogany Dovetailed Officer's Writing or Desk Box
Located in Doylestown, PA
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Located in Shippensburg, PA
A gorgeous Georgian period Campaign triple-slope writing desk, it is often coined a “Captain’s Box
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19th Century British Campaign Writing Slope with Mop Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Gloucestershire, GB
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H 8 in W 21 in D 10.5 in
Regency period walnut writing box on a stand from England c.1820
Located in Houston, TX
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VR Antique French Palais Royal Napoleon Era Necessaire, 36+ pc
Located in South Coast, CA
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Officers Writing Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal officers writing box for your home. Each officers writing box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and brass. There are many kinds of the officers writing box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A officers writing box, designed in the Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Officers Writing Box?

Prices for a officers writing box start at $950 and top out at $12,624 with the average selling for $3,307.
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