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English Victorian Mahogany Travel Desk and Letterbox

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English Victorian Mahogany Travel Desk and Letterbox

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English Victorian Mahogany Travel Desk and Letterbox
Campaign style lap desk with brass mounts, fitted interior with compartments for paper, pens and ink as well as a two door letterbox with slots for papers and envelopes
Condition: Good to Fair, desk having loose hinge, damaged and missing brass pieces (escutcheon is inside, nameplate gone), damage to tooled leather desktop; letterbox showing wear along bottom edge
Height: 10.00 inches, Width: 12.25 inches, Depth: 6.00 inches (letterbox)
Category: Decorative Arts > Objects

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Condition

Good to Fair, desk having loose hinge, damaged and missing brass pieces (escutcheon is inside, nameplate gone), damage to tooled leather desktop; letterbox showing wear along bottom edge