Wooden writing box with a brass inlay in the centre of the lid, brass hinges and small key, opening into two halves onto a red velvet rectangular surface. A latch opens the top half with a shallow storage space below for writing paper, envelopes and stamps. The bottom half consists of two parts, the bottom part a shallow drawer with a removable lid for storing pens, flanked by two cubicle spaces for storing ink bottles, the top part opens onto an
Silver, Glass, Furniture, and Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
About this Item
Wooden writing box with a brass inlay in the centre of the lid, brass hinges and small key, opening into two halves onto a red velvet rectangular surface. A latch opens the top half with a shallow storage space below for writing paper, envelopes and stamps. The bottom half consists of two parts, the bottom part a shallow drawer with a removable lid for storing pens, flanked by two cubicle spaces for storing ink bottles, the top part opens onto another shallow storage space.
height: 13cm; width: 30,5; depth: 23cm
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