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Description:
Ref: 662WB
Regency period writing box in figured rosewood with brass inlay.  The compartmentalized interior has  a sloped embossed leather writing  surface with  storage places for papers beneath.  A sprung panel conceals  three secret drawers. The box has  a working Tompson lock and key. The particular mechanism of the Tompson lock is the double movement of the bolt which first moves up out of the lock, and then across. This enables the lock tennons to be retracted into the lock giving a flat surface. There are lidded compartments for writing accessories such as wax seals and pens. The lids are veneered in rosewood and have turned bone pulls. 

Origin: UK ;  Circa: 1815; Materials: rosewood and brass on mahogany.

Size: 50.5 cm wide by 20.5cm by 15.2 cm:   20 inches wide by 8  inches by  6  inches.

Condition: good overall; working lock and key; see images

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