Furniture & Works of Art - 12th January 2010

Lot 337

An early 19th century American rosewood and brass bound writing slope

Estimate £500 - £600 | Hammer £440

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Description

An early 19th century American rosewood and brass bound writing slope, with fine stringing and bead decoration, the hinged cover inscribed J. Walker Devlin, to a tooled leather slope with cedar linings, pen tray and ink well recesses, bottles missing, sides with sunken brass handles, 6.25in (16cm) h, 17in (43cm) w, 11in (28cm) d.