Very much appreciate the replies on this! I will continue to look and ask around the fine furniture/clock restorers and antiquers locally. Thanks...
Well all, here's an update on the box: Finding only 3 contacts in the AIC database within a 200 mile radius of me, I tried contacting each; 1 did...
I found this page to be a nice overview of how devilishly complex the Bramah lock is: https://www.antiquebox.org/bramah-locks/
Wow what a gorgeous box @808 raver , you did a heck of a job! And many thanks @DragonflyWink, I did not know of that bunch do will definitely dig...
Many thanks again @808 raver for the candid advice and the video! I would certainly want the job done right ... would you think shipping it off to...
Wow - thanks so much @808 raver for those comments! Professional restorers in the US I think are rare as hen's teeth, would you happen to know of...
Thanks so much all for the detailed replies (sorry for the late response - relatives in town)! @komokwa, would love to hear your daughter's...
To the more-experienced writing slope restorers out there: By pure chance I've acquired what I believe is a high-quality rosewood slope with...
I much appreciate all the inputs! Here is an example I think of what the underlying wood might look like, sans the old finish....
On closer inspection, it appears the reddish color is some form of old lacquer, as some of the chips do reveal the wood underneath. So as you say,...
Hello all - I recently acquired a large 19th century British maritime telescope, in rather rough condition. The looser brass pieces I reckon I can...
Thanks again for those details @808 raver ! The craftsmanship on this desk is truly amazing to me; as an example, all the drawers (3 little ones...
Thanks! I've only seen one other desk with pull-outs and they were supporting candlesticks. But with the heavily embossed leather on these, I'm...
Thanks much @808 raver ! These 2 guys are 44cm all around, but as said they are heavier than most box inkwells I've hefted. They didn't come with...
Here are a couple closeups ... hope these help! The inkwells are also perfect fits for the side drawers on Davenports, where my 2 reside [ATTACH]...
This was one glowing description I found some time back that aligns with your sentiments ... one that dates the patent at least to around 1830....
Beautiful slope! And there are those inkwells alright ... alive and well around 1870 it seems.
No, sorry, no markings.
These small crown-topped inkwells are heavy, beautiful little things, made for writing slopes, that appear from time to time in mostly UK-based...
Excellent, thanks for that @Debora ! Parnell and Puckridge, will dig further ... I find that they exhibited locks at the 1855 Paris Exhibition...
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