QUALITY BURR WALNUT 1858  WRITING SLOPE  BOX WITH THE DIMENSIONS ARE 

14 INS 36 CM LONG, 5 INS 13 CM HIGH, 9 1/2 INS 24 CM WIDE.

WEIGHING 3121 GRAMS, 6 LBS 14 OUNCES.

1. ALL OF THE BURR WALNUT WOOD IS ALL THERE NOTHING MISSING, IT HAS GREAT GRAIN & PATINA TO THE WOOD. THE BURRS GIVE IT A SMOKEY AFFECT LOVELY.

2. THE BOX SITS ON A BLACK FELT BASE COVERING HANDY TO PREVENT SCRATCHING OF FURNITURE.

3. THIS VICTORIAN WRITING SLOPE / BOX HAS ENGRAVED ON THE CARTOUCHE THE NAME OF " NAOMI" NAOMI IS A HEBREW WORD AND COMES FROM THE BIBLE IT MEANS " PLEASANT ONE, ABOVE ALL, BEAUTY." IF YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER, WIFE, PARTNER CALLED NAOMI WHAT A LOVELY GIFT.

4. THIS 1858 VICTORIAN WRITING SLOPE / BOX HAS IT'S ORIGINAL MAUVE VELVET  SKIVER OR COVERING. NO CRACKS. IT IS EMBOSSED ALL AROUND THE EDGES. IT IS SO RARE TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL SKIVER ESPECIALLY IN VELVET.

5. THE KEY LOCKS THE BOX SO GREAT FOR STORING AWAY IMPORTANT ITEMS. I HAVE HAD FEEDBACK FORM SOME FEMALE CUSTOMERS THAT THEY USE THESE SLOPES A JEWELLERY BOXES THE VELVET COVERING IS GREAT FOR LAYING OUT JEWELLERY TO SEE WHAT TO WEAR THAT DAY.

6. THE INSIDE OF THE BOX IS AS GOOD AS THE OUTSIDE IT IS ALL COROMANDEL WOOD A VERY EXPESIVE WOOD IN THE DAY THIS WAS MADE AND WOULD OF BELONGED TO SOMEONE OF WEALTH.

7. THIS SLOPE COMES WITH A SILVER METAL SCREW TOP INK WELL AND A NICE DIP PEN.

8. THIS SLOPE HAS A VERY RARE AND QUITE UNIQUE SECRET SOVEREIGN DRAWER. PULL UP SECOND LEFT HAND INK WELL DEVIDER AND OUT SHOOTS THE SMALL DRAWER. IT IS ON A SPRING LOADED MECHANISM & IT SHOOTS OUT.

9. NOW ON THE BASE OF THE PEN ROCKER IT HAS IN PENCIL WRITTEN " PETERBOROUGH 1858 " THERE ARE OTHER WORDS BUT IT IS RERALLY HARD TO MAKE OUT WHAT IT SAYS THOUGH THE DATE IS CLEARLY 1858.

I KNOW I HAVE WAXED LIYRECAL OVER THIS BOX BUT THIS IS A OUTSTANDING BOX, ALMOST CERTAINLY FRENCH AND IN GREAT CONDITION ONE OF MY BEST RELUCANT SALE.

 I HAVE TAKEN 24 PICTURES SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT YOU ARE GETTING.

 POSTAGE IN THE UK  WILL BE £12.00 USING EXPRESS 48. WILL POST WORLD WIDE. THE QUOTE SHOWING IS FOR THE USA.

IF YOU BUY IT OVER SEAS BUYERS PLEASE WAIT UNTIL I SEND YOU A INVOICE GIVING YOU THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGES. SO PLEASE JUST WAIT TILL I INVOICE YOU FOR PAYMENT.