OVERALL THE CONDITION OF THIS C 1860 SLOPE IS GOOD THE FIGURED WALNUT IS GREAT. THE DIMENSIONS ARE 
11 3/4 INS 30 CM LONG, 6 INS 15 CM HIGH, 9 INS 23 CM WIDE.
WEIGHING 2362 GRAMS, 5 LBS 4 OUNCES.




1. ALL OF THE FIGURED WALNUT  IS ALL THERE NOTHING MISSING. NICE GRAIN & PATINA TO THE WOOD. 

2. THE BOX SITS ON IT'S ORIGINAL BURGUNDY FELT BASE COVERING HANDY TO PREVENT SCRATCHING OF FURNITURE.

3. THIS VICTORIAN WRITING SLOPE HAS NICE PARQUETRY INLAY CARTOUCHE & PARQUETRY INLAY LOCKPLATE REALLY NICELY DONE. 

4. THIS SLOPE COMES WITH A BRASS SCREW TOP INK WELL & A GLASS FLIP TOP IMK WELL ,A DIP PEN, 3 VICTORIAN PENNIES, & A SAD BIT OF PROVENANCE A SILK DEATH BOOK MARKER TO A CERTAIN JABEZ DIED 1939 10 SEPTEMBER AGED 61.

5. THIS SLOPE HAS IT'S ORIGINAL BURGUNDY FELT   WITH GILT TOOLED EDGES SKIVER OR COVERING, NICE TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL ONE SO OFTEN THESE ARE REPLACED.

6. THERE IS SPACE UNDERNEATH BOTH FALL BOARDS FOR LETTERS ETC.

7. THE KEY LOCKS THE BOX HANDY FOR STORING AWAY IMPORTANT ITEMS, PASSPORTS, CREDIT CARDS, MAONEY REALLY ANYTHING.

8 THIS OLS SLOPE HAS A MAPLE TRIM ALL AROUND THE EDGES OF THE BOX, SETS THE FIGURED WALNUT OFF NICELY.


 I HAVE TAKEN 24 PICTURES OF THIS SLOPE SO THEY ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION.

9. THIS OLD VICTORIAN SLOPE HAS A BIT OF WEAR COMMENSURATE WITH IT BEING WELL OVER 160 YEARS OLD, THE LOCK HAS ONE OF IT'S ENGAGING TEETH MISSING, IT STILL LOCKS THE BOX, THE HEAVY DUTY METAL TOP INK WELL IS STUCK AND I CANNOT GET THE WELL TO UNSCREW WITH A BIT OF SOAKING IN HOT WATER WITH SOAP SHOULD DO THE TRICK BUT LISTED AS NOT OPENING FOR A ACCURATE LISTING.

THIS BOX HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED SINCE THE DAY IT WAS MADE.





OVERALL, THE CONDITION IS GOOD.



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