Vintage 1860s Writing Slope with Green Embossed Leather Totes or filling with celebratory sweets

or filling with celebratory sweets

where the tray can anchor a collection of spirits and crystal

or filling with crushed ice for use as an oyster bed

Of course you do

A large mid century handmade bamboo basket with handles made in France following its occupation of Indochina that ended in 1954

Vintage 1860s Writing Slope with Green Embossed Leather Totes or filling with celebratory sweetsThis Victorian writing slope was made as a small brass bound box with a brass plaque intended for a monogram. The gold embossed chartreuse leather interior brings an unexpected flash of color, making it as handsome closed on a desk as it is opened for letters, notes, and keepsakes.