Lot 490

A Victorian Figured Olive wood Writing Box. The top mounted with decorative pierced and studded brass corner brackets and an elaborate scrolling lock-plate adorned with a porcelain cameo plate polychrome painted with a cherub. The hinged back and sloped front opening out to reveal a section of lidded compartments and partitions to the back; one housing a glass inkpot with cast PATENT LONDON to the brass stopper, and a blue velvet lined writing slope to the front (A/F). 4¼” (11 cm) high, 12” (31 cm) wide, 10” (25.5 cm) deep.

Estimated Price: £180 -£260

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Description

A Victorian Figured Olive wood Writing Box. The top mounted with decorative pierced and studded brass corner brackets and an elaborate scrolling lock-plate adorned with a porcelain cameo plate polychrome painted with a cherub. The hinged back and sloped front opening out to reveal a section of lidded compartments and partitions to the back; one housing a glass inkpot with cast PATENT LONDON to the brass stopper, and a blue velvet lined writing slope to the front (A/F). 4¼” (11 cm) high, 12” (31 cm) wide, 10” (25.5 cm) deep.