PLUMPTON ANTIQUES

DESCRIPTION: MADEIRA WARE WRITING SLOPE.

A BEAUTIFUL LARGE AND HEAVY OLIVEWOOD WRITING BOX WITH INLAID MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY IN BOXWOOD, MAHOGANY, FRUITWOOD AND ROSEWOOD.

IT HAS STUNNING FRETWORK AROUND THE OUTSIDE FORMING A BACK AND HANDLES.

THE INSIDE IS AS FOUND WITH A MISSING SLOPE, WHICH COULD BE RESTORED OR JUST USED AS IS. THERE ARE ALSO 2 DRAWERS.

THE LOCK AND KEY ARE ORIGINAL AND WORKING.

PLEASE NOTE; THE KEYS ARE HANDMADE AND SPECIFIC TO THE LOCK SO REPLACEMENTS ARE HARD TO FIND, ALSO THE LOCKS ARE VERY OLD AND CAN FAIL SO I’D ADVISE JUST USING THE KEYS AS DECORATION AND LOCKING THE BOX AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.

OLD REPAIR TO THE WOOD BY THE LOCK AND TO THE WOOD DIVISION AT THE BACK.

IN LOVELY AGED CONDITION WITH A NICE PATINA AND A FEW CHARACTERFUL MARKS.

IT HAS BEEN GIVEN A VERY LIGHT CLEAN AND A BEESWAX POLISH.

PLEASE NOTE DUE TO NEW GERMAN LAWS I DO NOT OFFER POSTAGE TO GERMANY ANYMORE.

 CONDITION: GOOD WITH JUST A FEW VERY MINOR MARKS AND LIGHT SCRATCHES COMMENSURATE WITH AGE AND USE (PLEASE SEE PHOTOS AS THESE FORM PART OF THE DESCRIPTION).

AGE/CULTURE:  1900-1930/MADEIRA.

APPROX SIZE ;  LENGTH 46.5CM, WIDTH 30CM, HEIGHT 19CM,

(PLEASE NOTE ONLY THE ITEMS DESCRIBED ARE FOR SALE, ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES).

BUY WITH CONFIDENCE. I HAVE BEEN DEALING IN ANTIQUES FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE A VERY POSITIVE EBAY FEEDBACK RATING.I OFFER A RETURNS POLICY AND ALWAYS ENDEAVOUR TO SORT ANY ISSUES ANYONE MAY HAVE.

SHIPPING: ALL ITEMS WILL NORMALLY BE DISPATCHED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PAYMENT RECEIVED-COMBINED POSTAGE AVAILABLE ON SOME ITEMS-PLEASE ASK.

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