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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
Category

Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Rare Regency Rosewood Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Handcrafted 19th Century Rosewood Veneer Writing Slope With A Tooled Purple Leather Writing Liner
Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

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

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Other

Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood & Brass Writing Slope Box Lap Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A RARE AND FINE REGENCY ROSEWOOD WRITING SLOPE England, circa 1815; includes a circa 1849 quill by
Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Jørgen Berg. Danish Writing Desk In Rosewood, 1960-1970
By Jørgen Berg
Located in Kastrup, DK
Jørgen Berg. Danish writing desk in Rio rosewood. Fall-front fitted with a writing slope with brown
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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 Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Felt, Ebony, Burl, Rosewood, Palisander, Maple, Mahogany, Kingwood

19th Century Rosewood & Inlay Stationary Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in High Wycombe, GB
19th Century Victorian Rosewood Decorative Inlaid Writing Slope With An Engraved Shield. Stationary
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Rosewood

Rare Handcrafted Regency Rosewood Leather Fold-out Stationary Writing Slope
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Beautiful & Luxurious Handcrafted Regency Bramah Rosewood Fold-out Travelling Writing Companion
Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique 19th Century 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
Category

Antique 1830s English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Regency Davenport
Located in Cheshire, GB
George IV Davenport the top with thin rosewood inset rail, slope fronted burgundy tooled leather
Category

Antique 19th Century English George IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Regency Davenport
Regency Davenport
H 31 in W 17 in D 20 in
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

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood Inlaid Carlton House Desk. with Letter Boxes, Ci
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Dereham, GB
Profusely inlaid with : swags, shells, urns, bell flowers & foliage decoration, Satinwood, with Rosewood
Category

Antique 1880s English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Regency Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
, late 17th/early 18th century period rosewood writing box having elegant brass inlaid decoration and
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Regency Rosewood Writing Box
Regency Rosewood Writing Box
H 4 in W 14 in D 9.5 in
Tunbridge Ware - An Early Writing Slope with Geometric Designs, c1835
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Tunbridge Ware - An Early Writing Slope with Geometric Designs, c1835 Additional Information
Category

Antique 19th Century English William IV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Rosewood writing box with writing slope and hand-tooled leather, with mother-of-pearl inlay, the
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

19th Century Rosewood Writing Box
19th Century Rosewood Writing Box
H 6 in W 12 in D 8.5 in
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

Antique 19th Century French Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

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

Antique 1850s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large proportions, with lavish brass inlay
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique English Inlaid Rosewood Child's or Ladies Diminutive Writing Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare antique English inlaid rosewood child's or ladies writing desk with lift-up sloped lid with
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Antique English Mother of Pearl & Rosewood Writing Box Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
bottom half of the writing slope lifts to reveal extra storage beneath and the top of the box contains
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Antique Victorian Rosewood Davenport
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
piece is characterized by a sliding writing slope that ingeniously moves forward, revealing a practical
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Victorian Rosewood Davenport
Antique Victorian Rosewood Davenport
H 33.47 in W 22.84 in D 23.23 in
Antique Victorian Quality Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Davenport Desk
Located in Ipswich, GB
gallery above a lift up stationary box above a writing slope with the original leather crossbanded in
Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

Nils Jonsson Mid Century Rosewood Shelving system, magnificent condition.
By Nils Jonsson
Located in Nantwich, GB
, double glass fronted sliding door display cabinet. An adjustable writing / work slope and four adjustable
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

Rosewood Regency Kneehole Bureau Cabinet Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel & Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An impressive and monumental rosewood Regency kneehole bureau cabinet with ormolu mounts of
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Cabinets

Materials

Ormolu

Fantastic quality antique Victorian rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid work box
Located in Ipswich, GB
writing slope with a section for a pair of inkwells, with pink satin lined interior. D. 1860
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood Davenport with Spring-Loaded Pen Drawer
Located in Charleston, SC
writing area. The remaining rosewood drawers to the right side are a graduated set of workable drawers
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

Victorian Davenport Desk Antique, 1850
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian rosewood davenport. This davenport features a sloped writing surface which opens to
Category

Antique 1850s Desks

Materials

Rosewood

18th Century British Regency Bureau Chiffonier in Manner of Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dallas, TX
section opens using concealed buttons into a secretaire writing slope with satinwood drawers and original
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Regency Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Antique Davenport, Victorian Swivel Top Desk, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
swivel top allowing the writing slope to turn through ninety degrees offering knee room whilst sat at the
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Bombay Mughal Style Footed Box With Bone Overlay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the back, reminiscent of English writing slopes, or rectangular. Artisans inlaid the borders with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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

Neoclassical Marquetry Bureau De Dame in the Style of Giuseppe Maggiolini, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
, late 19th c. Exquisite marquetry veneer in rosewood, satinwood and other decorative woods. The
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th c. Decorative Anglo-Indian Overlay Footed Box with Engraved Bone
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
section at the back, reminiscent of English writing slopes, or rectangular. Artisans inlaid the borders
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Anglo-Indian Footed Box with Lidded Compartments, 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, reminiscent of English writing slopes, or rectangular. Artisans inlaid the borders with stylized floral
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sandalwood

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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English More Desk Accessories

Materials

Rosewood

William IV Rosewood Writing Slope
William IV Rosewood Writing Slope
H 7.09 in W 19.89 in D 10.63 in
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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English More Desk Accessories

Materials

Rosewood

William iv Rosewood Writing Slope
William iv Rosewood Writing Slope
H 7.09 in W 19.89 in D 10.63 in
Writing Table Rosewood Brass-Mounted 19th Century
Located in Uppingham, GB
With original gold toothed leather top, a centre adjustable writing slope flanked by folding side
Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

George IV Burr Elm and Rosewood Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
The lifting leather writing slope revealing an extraordinary arrangement of eight secret drawers
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

George IV Burr Elm and Rosewood Writing Table
George IV Burr Elm and Rosewood Writing Table
H 28.35 in W 41.54 in D 22.05 in
Victorian Rosewood Davenport Desk
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
a sloping leather covered writing surface which lifts open to a cedar wood lined storage area. To
Category

Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Victorian Rosewood Davenport Desk
Victorian Rosewood Davenport Desk
H 33.08 in W 25.6 in D 24.81 in
Three One Four Studio, "Fossilised" Desk, Rosewood, Vellum, Resin, Brass
Located in Hinckley, GB
hexagon, whilst the writing slope is wrapped in hand-dyed vellum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Officers Campaign Writing Slope
Located in London, Greenwich
An impressive large Regency officers campaign writing slope portable desk. Hand made in England
Category

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
Antique Rosewood Davenport
Located in Redruth, GB
place, Richmond. Four drawers and four dummy drawers, sloping hinged writing surface with internal
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Rosewood Davenport
Antique Rosewood Davenport
H 33.86 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 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
William IV Period Rosewood and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Lady's Table Compendium
Located in Cambridge, GB
drawers behind; the lower one forming a removable writing-slope. The exterior inset with nacre stylised
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Jewelry Boxes

Bureau Bookcase/Secretary
Located in Roswell, GA
English Georgian mahogany Secretaire with satinwood stringing and rosewood embellishments. Top
Category

Antique 19th Century English Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Bureau Bookcase/Secretary
Bureau Bookcase/Secretary
H 98.25 in W 40 in D 21 in
Georgian Mahogany Pedestal Desk, circa 1800
Located in Woodbury, CT
leather top with gilt tooling and mechanical writing slope both crossbanded in rosewood and above a three
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Georgian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

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 19th Century English Regency Rosewood Writing Slope Box Campaign Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 19th century writing slope/storage chest, made of wood with brass hardware and inlays
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Early 19th C. English Regency Rosewood Writing Slope Box Campaign Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 19th century writing slope/storage chest, made of rosewood with brass hardware and
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Fine Victorian Writing Slope in Rosewood
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn3469, fine quality and very attractive, Victorian, rosewood writing slope with brass decoration
Category

Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Fine Victorian Writing Slope in Rosewood
Fine Victorian Writing Slope in Rosewood
H 5.91 in W 18.12 in D 11.42 in
French English Rosewood Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing Slope Box Desk, 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exquisite example of an early rosewood writing slope of small proportions of English origin
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Inkwells

Materials

Brass

French English Rosewood Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing Slope Box Desk 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exquisite example of an early rosewood writing slope of small proportions of Continental origin
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Victorian Rosewood Stationary Box, Writing Slope
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn2771 Fine quality and very attractive, Victorian, rosewood and mahogany writing slope, finely
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Writing Slope, Victorian Lap Desk, Rosewood Mother-of-Pearl, 1870
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique writing slope, Victorian lap desk, rosewood mother-of-pearl, 1870, B1041 Scotland 1870
Category

Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Finn Juhl Rosewood Writing Desk
By Finn Juhl
Located in London, GB
. Brazilian Rosewood and brass details for the handles and fittings. Opens up to reveal a large compartment
Category

20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Finn Juhl Rosewood Writing Desk
Finn Juhl Rosewood Writing Desk
H 29.53 in W 26.19 in D 24.81 in
Coromandel Writing Slope Box Casket Poss Irish Austins Dublin Mid-19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality well figured Coromandel writing slope with lavish Ormolu mounts with
Category

Antique 19th Century Irish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Irish Mahogany Mother of Pearl Writing Slope Box by Austins Dublin, circa 1860
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning and rare example of an Irish well grained mahogany travelling writing slope of compact
Category

Antique 19th Century Irish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Rosewood Antique Writing Desk Circa 1840
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19TH CENTURY ROSEWOOD ANTIQUE WRITING DESK CIRCA 1840 WITH A LIFT UP ADJUSTABLE
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Regency Rosewood Writing Table Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here We Have A Superb Quality Rosewood Writing Table. Features A Sliding Compartmenteach End
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood Writing Slope For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal rosewood writing slope for your home. A rosewood writing slope — often made from rosewood, wood and metal — can elevate any home. When you’re browsing for the right rosewood writing slope, those designed in Victorian and Regency styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Rosewood Writing Slope?

A rosewood writing slope can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $954, while the lowest priced sells for $695 and the highest can go for as much as $1,775.
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    Writing 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.
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    Writing 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.