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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
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
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
Materials
Brass
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
Materials
Wood
Burl Walnut and Walnut Writing Slope on Stand
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Burled walnut and walnut writing slope with brass mounts, made in 1870, on a late 20th century
Category
1870s English Campaign Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
19th century inlaid Irish Killarney writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century inlaid Killarney ware writing slope circa 1870.
Beautiful Irish killarney region
Category
Late 19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Yew
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
Late 19th Century English Campaign Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
Restored Gothic Revival Desk Side Bookcases Drawer Writing Slope Pugin Gillows
By Pugin, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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
Materials
Leather, Oak
$9,452 Sale Price
30% Off
H 33.67 in W 50.79 in D 24.61 in
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
Materials
Wood
19th century victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope circa 1870.
Fine quality english made
Category
Late 19th Century English Empire Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Walnut
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
Category
Late 19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Campaign Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
18th Century Satinwood Traveling Writing Slope or Lap Desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
18th Century Satinwood Campaign Writing Slope or Lap Desk
This is an interesting piece, it is a
Category
18th Century Georgian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Satinwood
Travelling Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope Edmund Nye c1860
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Travelling Tunbridge ware writing slope Edmund Nye c1860
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Wood
Writing Slope Box, Brass Mounted, English, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This English Brass Mounted Writing Slope Box is a fine example of the travel accessories.
With
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
$534 Sale Price
50% Off
H 5.12 in W 11.82 in D 8.47 in
Rare Antique circa 1860 Library Writing Table Desk with Twin Writing Slopes
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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
Materials
Hardwood
$3,186 Sale Price
20% Off
H 31.11 in W 55.12 in D 31.5 in
Mid 19th Century Swedish center table with writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century center table with writing slope circa 1860.
Fine quality empire period swedish
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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
Category
Mid-19th Century British William IV Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Wood
Very Large Mahogany Writing Slope / Campaign Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very rare large 19th century English Mahogany writing slope or lap desk in very good original
Category
1860s English Early Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Mahogany
Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box with Writing Slope c1860
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware stationery box with writing slope
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Wood
Coromandel Gilt Writing Slope Box Brass Mounts Victorian Box 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning Victorian writing slope in coromandel and gilt brass mounts
Circa 1860
Ornately mounted
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Writing Slope from the Mid 19th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Mahogany writing slope from the mid 19th century
Date :
Period : Victoria
Origin
Category
1850s British Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Wood
Antique Brass-Bound Rosewood Writing Slope, c.1850
Located in Worcester, GB
Antique Brass-Bound Rosewood Writing Slope, c.1850
Nice quality mid-19th century English brass
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Rosewood
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
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
$918 Sale Price
38% Off
H 3.94 in W 13.39 in D 10.63 in
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
Category
1840s Hong Kong Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Hardwood
$2,106 Sale Price
36% Off
H 10.5 in W 20.75 in D 16.5 in
Mid 19th century mahogany brass bound campaign writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century mahogany brass bound campaign writing slope circa 1860.
Good quality military
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope with Cubework c1840
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware writing slope with cubework
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin
Category
1840s British Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Wood
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
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Felt, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
$245 Sale Price
30% Off
H 4.75 in W 13 in D 9 in
Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope by William Upton c1860
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading :Tunbridge ware writing slope by William Upton c1860
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Wood
Regency Writing Slope with Rosewood Veneer c1810
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Regency writing slope with rosewood veneer
Date : c1810
Period : Regency
Origin
Category
1810s British Regency Antique Writing Slope
Materials
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
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
$2,228
H 6.11 in W 13.59 in D 9.06 in
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
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English burl walnut and ebony inlaid tunbridge writing slope box / lap desk, circa
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Walnut
$1,195 Sale Price
20% Off
H 6.5 in W 11.75 in D 8.75 in
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 58
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
$3,726 / set
H 5.32 in W 15.56 in D 8.86 in
19th Century Pollard Oak Campaign Writing Slope or Lap Desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Pollard Oak Campaign Writing Slope or Lap Desk
This is a very rare piece, it is a
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Agate
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
Category
1820s British Regency Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
$2,087
H 6.5 in W 15.95 in D 10.04 in
Antique Gentleman's Writing Slope, English, Walnut Correspondence Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gentleman's writing slope. An English, burr walnut and leather correspondence
Category
Mid-19th Century British Mid-Century Modern Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Walnut
$1,621
H 5.12 in W 11.82 in D 8.86 in
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
Category
1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Writing Slope
Materials
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
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Rosewood
$2,295 / set
H 6.62 in W 12.41 in D 10.24 in
Antique Regency Mahogany & Rosewood Brass Inlaid Campaign Writing Slope Box
Located in King's Lynn, GB
writing slope box with a side drawer and multiple hidden internal compartments and drawers. The exterior
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
$3,375
H 8.51 in W 18.51 in D 11.62 in
Brass Bound Writing Slope from the Mid 19th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Brass bound writing slope from the mid 19th century
Date : c1850
Period : Victoria
Category
Early 19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Wood
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
Category
1830s British Regency Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
$2,398
H 5.52 in W 14.97 in D 10.63 in
Exquisite Antique Hardwood Military Campaign Writing Slope Desk & Later Stand
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
& Brass Military Campaign writing slope.
I actually have a pair of these, the other has slightly
Category
19th Century English Campaign Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
$3,983
H 17.72 in W 20.08 in D 12.01 in
Mahogany Marine Or Campaign Writing Slope With A Hidden Compartment, 19th Centur
Located in Brussels, Brussels
An elegant mahogany writing slope from the English Navy, featuring brass decorations typical of
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Mahogany
$945
H 7.09 in W 19.69 in D 10.24 in
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
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass, Steel
$3,362 / set
H 5.71 in W 14.18 in D 9.93 in
Antique Regency Amboyna & Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Writing Slope, c.1830
Located in Worcester, GB
Antique Regency Amboyna & Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Writing Slope, c.1830
A fine early 19th-century
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Amboyna
$1,012
H 5.12 in W 13 in D 8.67 in
Antique Ladies Travelling Box, English, Sewing Case, Writing Slope, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
and writing slope, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Exquisite craftsmanship
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Wood
$4,192
H 5.91 in W 10.83 in D 9.06 in
Regency Leather Bound Writing Slope Sewing Jewellery Box Engraved "K" 1818
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This is a beautifully preserved example of a Regency period writing slope that also functions as a
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
$1,307 Sale Price
27% Off
H 9.45 in W 12.21 in D 8.67 in
Exquisite Victorian Hardwood Military Campaign Writing Slope Desk & Later Stand
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
& Brass Military Campaign writing slope with later stand
What a find, if you are in the market for this
Category
19th Century English Campaign Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Hardwood
$3,983
H 19.69 in W 20.87 in D 11.03 in
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 & Gilt
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$2,174 / set
H 3.75 in W 14.57 in D 11.03 in
Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope & Stationary Leather Interior Vid
Located in Reading, Berkshire
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Elegant 19th Century Victorian Flame Mahogany Decorative Inlaid Writing Slope
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$3,173 / set
H 6.89 in W 14.18 in D 11.03 in
Antique Victorian Rosewood Writing Slope With Inlaid Brass & Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Antique Victorian Rosewood Ladies Writing Slope With Inlaid Brass & Red Leather
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
$4,010 / set
H 4.93 in W 12.01 in D 9.26 in
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
19th Century Campaign Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
$535 Sale Price
30% Off
H 4 in W 14 in D 9 in
Victorian Campaign Brass Bound Coromandel Writing Slope With Secret Compartment
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Beautiful Late 19th Century Campaign Brass Bound Coromandel Writing Slope With Black Tooled Stylish
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
$5,495 / set
H 6.89 in W 17.72 in D 10.04 in
Antique Correspondence Box, Ceylon, Ebony, Campaign, Writing Slope, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gentleman's correspondence box. A Ceylonese ebony campaign writing slope
Category
Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Early Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Teak
$2,242
H 5.71 in W 16.74 in D 9.65 in
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
Category
19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
$3,475 / set
H 5.32 in W 12.01 in D 9.06 in
Antique Victorian Coromandel and Mother of Pearl Writing Slope by Richard Wathew
By Richard Wathew
Located in Northampton, GB
Coromandel and Mother of Pearl Writing Slope by Richard Wathew. The Writing Box of slim rectangular form with
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Leather, Shell, Wood
$3,072
H 4.34 in W 14.97 in D 10.44 in
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
19th Century English Georgian Antique Writing Slope
Materials
Brass
$2,127
H 7.5 in W 20 in D 10.75 in
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Antique Writing Slope For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique writing slope for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every antique writing slope was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique writing slope, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique writing slope bearing Victorian, Georgian or Regency hallmarks is very popular. A well-made antique writing slope has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by George Betjemann & Sons, Gillows of Lancaster & London and A. Feret are consistently popular.
How Much is a Antique Writing Slope?
An antique writing slope can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,171, while the lowest priced sells for $300 and the highest can go for as much as $33,701.
Questions About Antique Writing Slope
- 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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