Mid-19th Century Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Writing Slope with Leather Interior. Interiors Labels verso evidence previous professional

Labels verso evidence previous professional restoration work in the 1980s

The top back rest is a later replacement and one of the back spindles differs slightly from the others

'Left Behind No Wonder

The interior boasts two compartments with a decorative pastedown interior

All ten volumes show cracking to the leather at the spine joints

Mid-19th Century Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Writing Slope with Leather Interior. Interiors Labels verso evidence previous professionalA fine mid 19th century rosewood and mother of pearl writing box with an ox blood leather and gilt interior. The wood to the box shows some some light scuffing and very slight splitting to the wood in places. The interior is in an excellent condition and appears to have an undergone a refurbishment. The writing box does have a key which operates the lock as it should, however rather oddly the lock receiver has not been changed to match the lock