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<p>[QUOTE="SEAN DINEEN, post: 1765178, member: 14104"]Hello, I've posted a thread in the furniture forum but wanted to see if any here could help me identify the age of this writing desk. I purchased at a GW in San Diego and just impressed with the size ~24" in length, brass hardware and lined with felt and the "desk" side has a few original pieces including pencil, blue blotter paper, letter opener, wax bar, and a quill box with scratch paper (probably to sharpen quills?). The inkwell has heraldic anchor & dolphin/serpent on lid. I was able to capture and reverse the blotter to read the writing print through. I believe it reads "...and left on the following Sunday for Victoria (not sure of this word...) not sure of the outer wood maybe mahogany, but the internal compartments look like rosewood.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SEAN DINEEN, post: 1765178, member: 14104"]Hello, I've posted a thread in the furniture forum but wanted to see if any here could help me identify the age of this writing desk. I purchased at a GW in San Diego and just impressed with the size ~24" in length, brass hardware and lined with felt and the "desk" side has a few original pieces including pencil, blue blotter paper, letter opener, wax bar, and a quill box with scratch paper (probably to sharpen quills?). The inkwell has heraldic anchor & dolphin/serpent on lid. I was able to capture and reverse the blotter to read the writing print through. I believe it reads "...and left on the following Sunday for Victoria (not sure of this word...) not sure of the outer wood maybe mahogany, but the internal compartments look like rosewood.[/QUOTE]
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