Details
- Dimensions
- 14ʺW × 10ʺD × 4.38ʺH
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Brass
- Burlwood
- Gold Leaf
- Condition
- Good Condition, Restored, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brass
- Condition Notes
- Excellent restored condition, polished, with normal signs age and light use. Excellent restored condition, polished, with normal signs age and light use. less
- Description
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An exquisite object, a late 19th century English burl walnut lap desk writing box encrusted with jewel-like engraved gilt brass …
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An exquisite object, a late 19th century English burl walnut lap desk writing box encrusted with jewel-like engraved gilt brass mounts. The top lifts open to reveal a writing slope with a marbleized surface and finely executed compartments with decorative mounts, and a larger storage compartment. Made by George Betjemann and Sons, a London family business, makers and purveyors of luxury goods made from precious materials from 1859-1893, the locking mechanism stamped with the name. Excellent restored condition, polished, with normal signs age and light use.
H: 4 ⅜ W: 14 D: 10 less
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