A handsome campaign style travelling desk box, in a rich brown mahogany wood with brass edge fittings, brass hinged handles on the sides and an engraved brass nameplate inset into the top, measuring overall 20"W x 6-7/8"H x 10"D. There is an inset surrounding the keyhole in a lighter wood that is probably a replacement. Inside the desk are two hinged writing surfaces covered in green material with fabric tabs to lift them. The top surface is latched with a small brass spring mechanism revealing an open compartment. The lower half has a similar surface and compartment with no latch (this is the replacement surface). Adjacent to this is a series of compartments for writing implements with a curved lid with a button knob on the pen compartment. The panel of wood between these compartments and the main open area conceals a hidden row of three small drawers with ivory or bone knobs. The panel is released with an unobtrusive wood latch at the side and a metal interior spring. There are two small keys that accompany the box, but neither appears to work the lock.
200/300 Sold $414.00
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