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Victorian Rosewood & Satinwood Stationery / Writing Box
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Victorian Rosewood & Satinwood Stationery / Writing Box

19th century
Description

A fine quality Victorian Rosewood Stationary Box.

A rectangular Rosewood inlaid with Satinwood interior stationery / writing box. Featuring original brass ‘Gothic’ style carrying handles, the hinged lid is decorated with an urn and Foliate swirl boxwood inlay. Opens to reveal the fitted satinwood interior with writing implements supported on the underside of the lid. An embossed leather writing slope, with spring clip lid, which opens to reveal storage for papers within. Inside the main body are Satinwood letter racks, 2 compartments within one drawer, with original brass knobs, A pen and ink tray with two ink wells. Bramah lock with original key. Lovely quality, colour and condition.

Dated: c.1860-70.

Dimensions: W: 16.5 inches. D: 9 inches. H: 12 inches (42 x 12.9 x 30.5 cm)

Physical Dimensions
Height
30.5cm (12.01")
Width
42cm (16.54")
Depth
12.9cm (5.08")
Declaration

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this Victorian Rosewood Writing Box to the 1870s.

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SA1217228
Dealers Internal Reference
1912/Q
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Description
A fine quality Victorian Rosewood Stationary Box.

A rectangular Rosewood inlaid with Satinwood interior stationery / writing box.

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Featuring original brass ‘Gothic’ style carrying handles, the hinged lid is decorated with an urn and Foliate swirl boxwood inlay.
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

Opens to reveal the fitted satinwood interior with writing implements supported on the underside of the lid. An embossed leather writing slope, with spring clip lid, which opens to reveal storage for papers within. Inside the main body are Satinwood letter racks, 2 compartments within one drawer, with original brass knobs, A pen and ink tray with two ink wells. Bramah lock with original key. Lovely quality, colour and condition.

Dated: c.1860-70.

Dimensions: W: 16.5 inches. D: 9 inches. H: 12 inches (42 x 12.9 x 30.5 cm)

Height
30.5cm (12.01")
Width
42cm (16.54")
Depth
12.9cm (5.08")
Date of Manufacture

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this Victorian Rosewood Writing Box to the 1870s.

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SA1217228
Dealers Internal Ref
1912/Q
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath
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Archive I A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon.

Victorian Rosewood & Satinwood Stationery / Writing Box

Archive II A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon. View II
Archive III A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon. View III
Archive IV A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon. View IV
Archive V A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon. View V
Archive VI A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon. View VI
Archive VII A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon. View VII
Archive VIII A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon. View VIII
Archive IX A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon. View IX
Archive X A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon. View X
Archive XI A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon. View XI
Archive XII A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon. View XII
Archive XIII A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon. View XIII
Archive XIV A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon. View XIV
Archive XV A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon. View XV
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A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon.
Victorian Rosewood & Satinwood Stationery / Writing Box
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A rectangular dark rosewood writing box featuring central satinwood marquetry of an urn with foliate scrolls and a central brass keyhole escutcheon.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectStationery Boxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialRosewood, Satinwood, Brass
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsSatinwood marquetry, Urn motif, Foliate scrollwork, Keyhole escutcheon
  • SizeH 30.5 cm (12 in) x W 42 cm (17 in) x D 12.9 cm (5 in)

This Victorian stationery and writing box originates from around 1870 in the Victorian style. The dark brown rosewood construction includes contrasting satinwood marquetry depicting a central urn with foliate scrolls on the hinged lid and front panel, complemented by a central brass keyhole escutcheon. Additional details visible include boxwood inlay, a stepped base moulding, and the dark grain of the timber. Measuring 30.5 cm high, 42 cm wide, and 12.9 cm deep, the box fits neatly onto an office desk or library table. In a contemporary home, this piece serves as a decorative storage container for stationery, letters, and writing implements. The compact rectangular silhouette sits easily upon a study desk, writing table, or console surface, bringing period character to workspace storage. The dark rosewood tones and pale marquetry integrate naturally with traditional or eclectic interior schemes, offering both practical organization and decorative appeal for daily use.

FAQs

A Victorian stationery box is a tabletop wooden container designed during the nineteenth century to store letter-writing materials, including paper, envelopes, inkwells, and pens.

Victorian craftsmen frequently utilised dense hardwoods such as rosewood, mahogany, and walnut for the primary casing, incorporating lighter woods like satinwood, boxwood, or mother-of-pearl for decorative marquetry and brass for escutcheons and hinges.

Authentic nineteenth-century marquetry exhibits natural variation in grain, slight hand-cut irregularities along inlay borders, natural patination around brassware, and construction signs such as hand-cut dovetail joints.

An antique writing box can be positioned as a decorative focal point on a modern office desk, sideboard top, or bookshelf, serving both as decorative accent woodwork and functional storage.

Keep the wood away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent shrinkage or fading, and clean the surface periodically using a high-grade beeswax polish applied with a soft microfibre cloth.
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