Portable Writing Set - CandiceHern.com
This favorite item from my collections is a miniature portable writing set, c1770. The tiny tortoiseshell box measures only 2½” by 1½” — so small it might have easily been carried in a lady’s reticule. It is lined in red velvet, and all the fittings are sterling silver. Inside is everything needed to pen a quick note, perhaps when traveling or otherwise away from pen and ink. As you can see in the image below, there is a tiny ink bottle and matching pounce bottle, with remnants of ink and…
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1stdibs Desk / Writing Table - English . Circa 1790 British Campaign Mahogany
English mahogany folding campaign desk with fitted leather interior consisting of document pouch,original ink well, quill box, writing surface, and terminating on supported x framed legs. Late 18th Century
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A MAHOGANY CASED FOLDING MILITARY/CAMPAIGN STYLE COACHING DESK/WRITING UNIT, having lockable hing
Bid Live on Lot 599 in the Antiques and Collectables Auction from Bigwood Fine Art Auctioneers Limited.