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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
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
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
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Painted Writing Slope
Located in Nantucket, MA
Painted Writing Slope with green interior paint and drawers for storage.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desk Accessories
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
Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
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
Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope
An elegant Victorian writing slope, crafted from beautifully
Category
Antique 1820s English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Oversized Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope
Located in Northampton, GB
to offer this unusual and large-sized Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope, in the manner of Henry Hollamby
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Velvet, 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
Antique 1880s English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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
Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
David Edwards Georgian Antique Writing Slope c1830
By David Edwards
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : David Edwards Georgian antique writing slope
Date : c1830
Period : George IV / William
Category
Antique 1830s British Georgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Mid 19th century 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
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Restored Gothic Revival Desk Side Bookcases Drawer Writing Slope Pugin Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London, Pugin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
partner desk with top drawer writing slope and side bookcases made by either Gillows of Lancaster or Pugin
Category
Antique 1840s English Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
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
Antique 1850s British Victorian Decorative Boxes
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
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Baize, 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
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
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
Antique 1860s British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
H 31.11 in W 55.12 in D 31.5 in
c. 1860 Chinese Lacquer on Wood Writing Slope
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 Chinese lacquer on wood writing slope. Made for the English market. Fold over writing
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desk Sets
Materials
Lacquer
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
Antique 1860s British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19thC Sterling-Mounted Coromandel Writing Slope By George Betjemann & Sons
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in Austin, TX
English Victorian sterling-mounted coromandel writing slope box on stand, c.1875, sterling silver
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks
Materials
Sterling Silver
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H 22.25 in W 19 in D 12 in
Spanish Writing Slope Box in Walnut and Leather
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant hand crafted walnut writing slope with marquetry stripe details
Leather writing surface on
Category
20th Century Spanish Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Leather
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
Antique 1850s British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
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
Antique 1840s Hong Kong Desk Sets
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Desktop Writing Slope, English Burr Walnut Correspondence Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desktop writing slope. An English, burr walnut and brass correspondence box
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Furniture
Materials
Brass
H 9.45 in W 14.57 in D 10.44 in
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 5.91 in W 17.92 in D 9.85 in
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
Antique 1840s British Victorian Decorative Boxes
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
Antique 19th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Felt, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
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
Antique 1860s British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope with Image of Tonbridge Castle
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware writing slope with image of Tonbridge Castle by Thomas Barton c1875
Date
Category
Antique 1870s British Victorian Decorative Boxes
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
Antique 1810s British Regency Decorative Boxes
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
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
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
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Vintage Cleric's Writing Slope, Japanese, Lacquer, Correspondence Box, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage cleric's writing slope. A Japanese, red lacquer travelling correspondence box
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
H 7.29 in W 15.56 in D 10.83 in
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
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
A Very Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope Box, c1850
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Very Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope Box, c1850
Additional Information:
Heading: A Very Fine
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Exquisite Victorian Walnut & Black Tooled Leather Campaign Writing Slope
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite Hand-Crafted Victorian Walnut & Black Tooled Leather Campaign Writing Slope
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Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 5.32 in W 15.56 in D 8.86 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
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
Antique Mid-19th Century British Mid-Century Modern Scholar's Objects
Materials
Walnut
H 5.12 in W 11.82 in D 8.86 in
Mid Victorian Amboyana Ladies Jewellery Box and Writing Slope c1860
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Amboyana jewellery box and writing slope
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin : England
Category
Antique 1860s British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Early 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope & Stationary Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant 19th Century Victorian Flame Mahogany Decorative Inlaid Writing Slope With Black Ebonised
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 6.89 in W 14.18 in D 11.03 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
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
H 17.72 in W 20.08 in D 12.01 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
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 5.71 in W 14.18 in D 9.93 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
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
H 5.91 in W 10.83 in D 9.06 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
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Tables
Materials
Hardwood
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
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Enamel
H 3.75 in W 14.57 in D 11.03 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
Antique 19th Century Campaign Desk Sets
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
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Rosewood
H 6.62 in W 12.41 in D 10.24 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
Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
H 5.71 in W 16.74 in D 9.65 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
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Shell, Wood
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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
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 7.5 in W 20 in D 10.75 in
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
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Antique Pewter Inlaid Burl Amboyne Coromandel Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
English early Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large proportions, with quite
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 6.25 in W 16 in D 9.75 in
Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut, Brass Writing Slope & Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique British Military Campaign 19th Century Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With
Category
Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 6.11 in W 11.82 in D 8.86 in
19th Century Victorian Writing Slope/ Travel Desk Box, Brass Bound, UK ca. 1815
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Impressive Victorian writing slope or travel desk - attributed to the famous company of Thompson
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 6.69 in W 17.91 in D 10.63 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
Sublime Antique Hardwood Pedestal Desk with Green Leather Writing Slope Drawer
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
pedestal desk with green leather top and hidden writing slope middle drawer
A very good looking and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 32.09 in W 54.14 in D 29.93 in
Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather
By Thompson Cabinet Company
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Early 19th Century Exquisite Brass Bound Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope Burgundy Red Tooled
Category
Antique 1820s British Georgian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 5.52 in W 14.77 in D 9.45 in
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At 1stDibs, there are several options of writing slopes available for sale. Each of these unique writing slopes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. There are all kinds of writing slopes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Writing slopes bearing Victorian or Georgian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many writing slopes are appealing in their simplicity, but Harrods, Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London and George Betjemann & Sons produced popular writing slopes that are worth a look.
How Much are Writing Slopes?
Prices for writing slopes start at $60 and top out at $28,313 with the average selling for $1,150.
Questions About Writing Slopes
- 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.
- 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.