19thC Oak Clerk's Table-Top Writing Slope with Storage Box

19thC Oak Clerk's Table-Top Writing Slope with Storage Box

A proper antique from around the mid-Victorian period and redolent of a way of life that is long gone, with a hinged and attractively-grained slope that has its obligatory book stop and opens on to a spacious plain storage box, the top fitted with a three-quarter up-stand, the top & slope over-sailing the box that has great dovetailed corners and impressively-moulded plinth, this generously-proportioned clerk's table-top writing slope is both timeless and immensely practical and will impress in the most elegant of homes, fully-deserving of the admiring attention it will surely attract.

O/All Width 55cm x Depth 48.75cm (21.75" x 19.25")
O/All Height at Rear 24cm (9.5") & at Front 15cm (6")

An antique piece from around 1850-80, so you may expect the mature character & patina that only comes with considerable age but, although it's missing the lock & stay and there's been a little movement in the front joints, in all other respects it's in good, clean & sound condition, ready to use in your home.

PLEASE NOTE, THIS ITEM IS NOW ALSO ON SALE AT THE BRACKLEY ANTIQUE CELLAR & ELSEWHERE , SO IS OFFERED SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE

DELIVERY:

THE DELIVERY COST WILL VARY, DEPENDING ON THE BUYER'S LOCATION AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SELLING PRICE OF THE ITEM.

I will deliver this item myself for £15 only within a 25 mile radius of Brackley in Northamptonshire, £35 only within a radius of 26-50 miles or up to £75 only within a radius of 51-100 miles. Where possible, I will quote at commercial rates for distances over 100 miles or try www.shiply.com for couriers with part loads but, in all cases where you are considering a purchase, please let me have your PostCode so I may confirm the delivery cost. Alternatively, you are welcome to collect the item yourself.

I am open to enquiries from outside the UK and I can arrange shipment to the USA & Europe. However, please bear in mind that shipping costs may be prohibitive and will include my own expenses.

PAYMENT:

I accept payment by PayPal but generally I prefer Cash upon Delivery/Collection.

VIEWING:

This item may be viewed, by appointment, at Brackley in Northamptonshire, UK.

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