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Description:
Ref: 532WB
http://www.hygra.com/box/532WB 
The Eliza writing slope: an unique satinwood writing slope with both fine marquetry and inlay depicting  trailing convolvulus. ( wikipedia.org/wiki/Convolvulus  ) This is an artwork of love. The top is solid satinwood and inlaid. the sides have a saw-cut veneer of about 1mm. The accuracy of the marquetry is truly skillful.  On the front there is   a depiction of oak branches laden with acorns crossed.  The slope opens down to a velvet (replacement) writing surface and the usual compartments for inkwells and pens. Under the writing surface there is the usual place for paper storage and a nest of  three drawers  of part dovetail construction. This is not a manufactured piece, but rather a work of love by a now anonymous craftsman for his beloved Eliza who was clearly interested in flora.  Circa  1830.  

Origin: UK;  Circa:1830; Materials: Satinwood and other woods  .

Size: 38.5 cm wide by 28.3 cm by 12.7 cm: 15.2  inches wide by  11  inches by 5  inches.

Condition: good overall; working lock and key; see images. There was a split in the top which has been repaired. The velvet writing surface is a replacement.

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