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19th Century Lady's Writing Box - Coromandel-wood Inlaid with Mother-of-pearl
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19th Century Lady's Writing Box - Coromandel-wood Inlaid with Mother-of-pearl

19th century
Sold 2 March 2025 · Quiet Street Antiques of Bath
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A good 19th century Lady's Writing Box made of coromandel-wood (a type of ebony) and ornately inlaid with finest Mother-of-Pearl. The interior contains storage compartments, pen tray, twin ink bottles and the paper storage areas are lined in finest quality satinwood, with a good and original leather writing surface. A superb example.

Dimensions: w: 15 inches x d: 10 inches x h: 4.5 inches (38 x 25.5 x 11.5 cm)

Dated:  c.1850-70.

Date of Manufacture

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this Coromandel Wood Writing Box to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
11.5cm (4.53")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
25.5cm (10.04")
Reference Numbers
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SA1058182
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1486/Q
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Description
A good 19th century Lady's Writing Box made of coromandel-wood (a type of ebony) and ornately inlaid with finest Mother-of-Pearl.
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The interior contains storage compartments, pen tray, twin ink bottles and the paper storage areas are lined in finest quality satinwood, with a good and original leather writing surface.
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

A superb example.

Dimensions: w: 15 inches x d: 10 inches x h: 4.5 inches (38 x 25.5 x 11.5 cm)

Dated:  c.1850-70.

Date of Manufacture

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this Coromandel Wood Writing Box to the 19th Century.

Height
11.5cm (4.53")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
25.5cm (10.04")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1058182
Dealers Internal Ref
1486/Q
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath
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Archive I An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

19th Century Lady's Writing Box - Coromandel-wood Inlaid with Mother-of-pearl

Archive II An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions. View II
Archive III An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions. View III
Archive IV An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions. View IV
Archive V An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions. View V
Archive VI An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions. View VI
Archive VII An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions. View VII
Archive VIII An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions. View VIII
Archive IX An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions. View IX
Archive X An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions. View X
Archive XI An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions. View XI
Archive XII An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions. View XII
Archive XIII An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions. View XIII
Archive XIV An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions. View XIV
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An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions.
19th century Lady's Writing Box - Coromandel-wood inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
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An open nineteenth-century coromandel wood writing box featuring intricate mother-of-pearl scrollwork inlay across the lid and interior partitions.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectBoxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialCoromandel-wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Brass
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsScrollwork inlay, Mother-of-pearl cartouche, Fitted interior compartments
  • SizeH 11.5 cm (5 in) x W 38 cm (15 in) x D 25.5 cm (10 in)

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Coromandel writing boxes became exceptionally popular during the Victorian era as portable desk units for correspondence and document storage, frequently crafted from dense exotic woods and embellished with intricate inlay.

These boxes were typically built using a solid timber core such as mahogany or pine, veneered with rare exotic hardwoods like coromandel or calamander, and decorated with brass, mother-of-pearl, or silver cartouches.

Authentic pieces generally feature period-correct brass hardware, hand-cut dovetail joinery within the internal compartments, natural material ageing of the veneer, and traditional paper or velvet interior linings.

An antique writing box can be displayed closed on a console table or open on an office desk to serve as a sophisticated repository for modern stationery and small accessories.

Preserve the finish by keeping the wood away from direct sunlight and radiators to prevent splitting, applying microcrystalline wax sparingly, and dusting gently with a dry, soft cloth.
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