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Burr Walnut and Brass Campaign Writing Box by Mappin & Webb
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
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Burr Walnut and Brass Campaign Writing Box by Mappin & Webb

19th century
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No 11125

A handsome Victorian Burr Walnut and Brass Campaign Writing Box by Mappin & Webb, with an interior plaque stating “MAPPIN & WEBB, 2, Queen Victoria St., London, E. O.”. The box exterior has brass edges and brass inlays including a blank cartouche on the top centre lid, whilst the interior comprises a gilt tooled green leather writing slope opening and closing with brass hinges, baize lined interior compartments, two side interior compartments for fitted glass inkwells and silver stoppers with incised naval anchor designs, a quill/pen tray, another two compartments one of which is for pounce powder, as well as a secret compartment. The underside of the box is baized. Working lock and key.

Circa 1880

Price: £950-00p.

Closed: Height: 7”, 18 cms / Width: 10”, 25.5 cms / Depth: 19.75”, 50 cms.

Open: Height: 5”, 12.75 cms / Width: 20”, 51 cms / Depth: 19.75”, 50 cms.

Physical Dimensions
Height
18cm (7.09")
Width
51cm (20.08")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Declaration

W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd has dated this Burr Walnut Writing Slope to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1054612
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11125
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Description
No 11125

A handsome Victorian Burr Walnut and Brass Campaign Writing Box by Mappin & Webb, with an interior plaque stating “MAPPIN & WEBB, 2, Queen Victoria St., London, E. O.”. The box exterior has brass edges and brass inlays including a blank cartouche on the top centre lid, whilst the interior comprises a gilt tooled green leather writing slope opening and closing with brass hinges, baize lined interior compartments, two side interior compartments for fitted glass inkwells and silver stoppers with incised naval anchor designs, a quill/pen tray, another two compartments one of which is for pounce powder, as well as a secret compartment. The underside of the box is baized. Working lock and key.

Circa 1880

Price: £950-00p.

Closed: Height: 7”, 18 cms / Width: 10”, 25.5 cms / Depth: 19.75”, 50 cms.

Open: Height: 5”, 12.75 cms / Width: 20”, 51 cms / Depth: 19.75”, 50 cms.

Height
18cm (7.09")
Width
51cm (20.08")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Date of Manufacture

W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd has dated this Burr Walnut Writing Slope to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1054612
Dealers Internal Ref
11125
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2016

Specialists in 17th-18th and early 19th century fine english furniture, art, clocks and other objets d'art

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A rectangular burr walnut campaign writing box featuring brass edge banding, corner mounts, an inlaid brass cartouche, and a key escutcheon.
Burr Walnut and Brass Campaign Writing Box by Mappin & Webb
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Campaign writing slopes originated in the late 18th and 19th centuries as portable writing desks for military officers and travellers, offering a mobile workstation equipped for letters and document storage.

These boxes are typically constructed from robust hardwoods such as mahogany or walnut, finished with decorative veneers like burr walnut, and reinforced with brass corners and bands to withstand travel.

Authentic period examples feature hand-cut dovetail jointing, flush brass corners, period-appropriate lock plates, and original interior compartments designed for inkwells and pens.

A campaign writing box can be styled as a surface accent on an office desk, console table, or library bookshelf, adding historical texture to modern workspace decor.

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