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Antique Brass Edged Writing box with  Secret drawers Circa 1875.
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Description:
Ref: 869WB      http://hygra.com/box/869WB 

Writing box veneered in figured walnut with rounded brass surround and fine brass stringing. The brass acts both ad decoration and protection. The interior facings are veneered in rosewood. The writing surface is covered in the original gold embossed leather. There are the usual compartments for papers under the writing surface. The inkwells are reproduction. Under the pen-tray there is a nest of secret drawers hidden behind a sprung panel. The panel is released by pulling up one of the divisions next to the inkwell.

Origin: ;  Circa: 1875; Materials: figured walnut and brass on a pine structure .

Size: 35.5 cm wide by 23.8 cm by 16.5 cm:  14 inches wide by   9.4 inches by 6.5  inches.

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

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