Antique Coromandel Gothic Revival Travelling Writing Box, 19th Century

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Antique Coromandel Gothic Revival Travelling Writing Box, 19th Century

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A lovely antique Victorian Gothic Revival strapwork mounted Coromandel travelling writing box, circa 1870 in date. This wonderful antique writing slope is in beautiful Coromandel wood with decorative cut brass strapwork, brass carrying handles and a blone oak interior. The lift top and fold out front revealing a fitted interior with the original gold tooled navy blue leather writing surface, bearing the name of the renowned Victorian maker of luxury goods, Finnigans Manchester. It has various compartments for pens and papers, a pair of glass ink wells with screw tops, a leather gilded calendar, a mirror, a navy leather and gold tooled pen holder on the underside of the lid, and a brass plaque engraved Presented to Mr George Gennison, On attaining his majority By the employees of the Zoological Gardens, Bellevue, Manchester, January 13, 1893. There is no mistaking its unique quality and design, which is sure to make it a treasured piece by any discerning collector. Coromandel, also known as Calamander wood, is a higly prized and valuable exotic wood from India and Sri Lanka and was only used in top quality pieces. Complete with working Bramah lock and key. The lock is stamped Bramah, London, the key needs to be pushed in and turned at the same time. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and polished in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 29 x width 42 x depth 22 Dimensions in inches: Height 11.4 x width 16.5 x depth 8.7 The house of Finnigans was a British luxury luggage and trunk maker established in 1830, originally in Manchester and later in New Bond Street in London. The house of Finnigans was once one of the finest British leather goods maker and a successful luxury goods retailer. Renown for its traditional know-how and craftsmanship, Finnigans manufactured and produced a wide range of luxury products, including trunks, bags, fashion, jewelry, timepieces and silverware. Coromandel wood or Calamander wood is a valuable wood from India, Sri Lanka and South East Asia. It is of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes (or the other way about), very heavy and hard. It is also known as Macassar Ebony or variegated ebony and is closely related to genuine ebony, but is obtained from different species in the same genus; one of these is Diospyros quaesita Thwaites, from Sri Lanka. The name Calamander comes from the local sinhalese name, 'kalu-medhiriya', which means dark chamber; referring to the characteristic ebony black wood. Coromandel wood has been logged to extinction over the last 2 to 3 hundred years and is no longer available for new work in any quantity. Furniture in coromandel is so expensive and so well looked after that even recycling it is an unlikely source. A substitute, Macassar Ebony, has similar characteristics and to the untrained eye is nearly the same but it lacks the depth of colour seen in genuine Coromandel. Bramah is London's oldest security company. Established at 124 Piccadilly, London in 1784, and today based in Marylebone, London and Romford, Essex. Bramah made their first lock in 1784 and the patent was awarded in 1787. The designer was Joseph Bramah. Joseph Bramah was a leading inventor of the industrial revolution, patenting over 18 new ideas, including a new valve for the water closet (toilet), the hydraulic pump, a fountain pen, and a fire engine. Bramah also introduced a beer hand pump for use at the bar, to prevent fluid loss when barmen went downstairs to pour a new jug! Due to the quality of his manufacturing, his name became a by-word amongst British Engineers for engineering excellence and many of his inventions are on display in the Science Museum in London. You can find one of his original toilets still working in Osborne House, Queen Victoria's home on the Isle of Wight. The Bramah lock was unique and advanced property and valuables protection enormously. Indeed it was 50 years ahead of any Chubb lock and 70 years ahead of Yale. Original Bramah locks are most often found on the highest quality homes and furniture.

Dimensions:
Height: 11.42 in (29 cm)Width: 16.54 in (42 cm)Depth: 8.67 in (22 cm)
Style:
Gothic Revival (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Wood
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1870-1879
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1870
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 089501stDibs: LU950612310523

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