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What are writing slopes?
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Writing slopes are wooden boxes with angled padded tops. People in Victorian England used them as writing surfaces to protect their furniture and to store writing implements. You'll find a variety of antique writing slopes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Painted Writing Slope
Located in Nantucket, MA
Painted Writing Slope with green interior paint and drawers for storage.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$2,000
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century Lap Desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured Amboyna wood.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Amboyna
$1,248 Sale Price
20% Off
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century lap desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured Amboyna wood.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$2,238
Napoleon III Burr Walnut Writing Slope, Circa 1880
Located in LEGNY, FR
The writing slope is sold with its original key, allowing it to be securely locked.
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Quality antique Victorian mahogany writing slope
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian mahogany writing slope, having a quality antique Victorian mahogany writing slope with a lift up lid opening to reveal a red leather surface for writing and...
Category
Antique 1880s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Campaign Officer's Writing Slope on Stand, Circa 1850s
Located in Peabody, MA
An antique officer's writing slope on stand, in Cuban mahogany with brass corner brackets circa 1850s.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
