AN ANGLO-CHINESE NAVAL AMBOYNA AND PADOUK WRITING SLOPE

AN ANGLO-CHINESE NAVAL AMBOYNA AND PADOUK WRITING SLOPE

LATE 19TH CENTURY

brass mounted, the hinged lid with a plaque, inscribed 'H. W. Eason R.N. Presented by Signal Staff, H.M.S. Centurion', the part camphorwood and possibly huanghuali lined interior with compartments and divisions for pen and ink, with two inkwells and an ebony ruler, with three secret drawers and a baize lined writing surface, with side sunken handles

20.5cm high, 52.7cm wide, 29.5cm deep