Hi everyone, this is my first post here. I've recently purchased a walnut writing slope which the seller informed me was made around 1870. There was some staining on the top which I believe was french polish. There was no key but everything was in good order apart from 2 small missing pieces of veneer - 1 at the lower left hand corner and one at the right hand corner (ebonised vertical bead). I've uploaded several images of the writing slope below. The velvet photographs blue but is actually a dark purple colour.
When it arrived I bought some purple ribbon to add to the writing slopes so that they could be lifted up and down with ease. I contacted a local restorer to replace the 2 missing veneers, remove the stains on the top of the box and add the ribbons. I will post some images of the restored slope later.
I would love to know exactly when this slope was made, if it is 1870 or earlier? and if if it is British?
Thanks for reading this! :)
Trevor
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