Dark mahogany writing box inlaid with brass Circa 1820

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Dark mahogany writing box inlaid with brass Circa 1820.

The box is veneered with thickly cut well figured mahogany on a construction of mahogany.

It measures 15.8 inches wide by 9.4 inches deep and it is 5.25 inches high: 40 cm wide by 24 cm deep by 13 cm high.

The brass stringing with wheel pattern is a typical Regency decoration. The two wider brass straps are later.

There are compartments for pens and inks. The writing tablet is covered with a replacement embossed leather surface

Underneath the flaps are spaces for storing papers. The surface of the wood is unfinished ( bearing some ink staining) pointing to an early 19th century date for the box.

The top showing the flame figure of the mahogany.

For the historical context of this writing box read the relevant part of Antigone's Online Antique Box Book. If you click here you will go there.

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