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ANTIQUE #SA217308

Gentleman's Library Writing Compendium

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

A superior quality mid-Victorian coromandel-wood STATIONERY CABINET or WRITING COMPENDIUM in remarkably good condition.
 
The box itself is veneered in finest figured coromandel and is bound with brass ''Gothic'' style mounts and fitted with matching brass carrying handles to the side. The slightly domed lid opens to reveal the well fitted interior, with compartments for paper; envelopes etc., small drawers; and a ''perpetual calendar.
 
The front opens further to allow the writing implement section to spring forward, with its compartments and original pair of ink bottles with gilded lids, and the original gilt-tooled leather writing surface with a further compartment below.
 
Fully signed (S. Woolfield, Glasgow) and in thoroughly good order.
 
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Internal Reference: 429
Antique Number: SA217308
Dateline of this antique is 1880
Antique #SA217308, shown on this page, originates from 1880. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1880
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