ANTIQUE OAK TRAVEL DESK, MID 19TH CENTURY WRITING BOX WITH INK BOTTLE
$ 145.19$ 87.11
Availability: 85 in stock
Material:Wood
Restocking Fee:No
Item must be returned within:14 Days
Refund will be given as:Money Back
Return shipping will be paid by:Buyer
Vintage:Yes
All returns accepted:Returns Accepted
Condition:Used
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OFFERING A VERY NICE, VERY OLD WOODEN WRITING DESK, USED WHEN TRAVELLING IN THE MID 19TH CENTURY. CONSIDERED TO BE A ŁAP DESK, IT MEASURES 11 1/4” BY 7 3/4” WHEN CLOSED. THE „SECRET COMPARTMENT” IN FRONT HAS A HAND CARVED TINY KNOB FOR LIFTING. THE REAR COMPARTMENT HAS THE ORIGINAL FOLDED RIBBON FOR LIFTING, AS DOES THE TOP DOOR. THERE IS A SMALL USED INK BOTTLE WITH A TIN CAP, WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE ORIGINAL. ALSO ORIGINAL TO THIS DESK IS THE DARK BROWN VELVET COVERING THE WRITING SURFACES. CONDITION IS VERY GOOD FOR A PIECE OF THIS AGE, CERTAINLY WELL CARED FOR. WHEN FULLY OPEN, THE SURFACE IS A SLANT. A WONDERFUL PIECE OF HISTORY FROM THE ERA OF WRITING WHILE TRAVELLING, MAYBE IN A STAGECOACH?