{"product_id":"19th-century-gilt-leather-stationery-box","title":"19th Century Gilt Leather Stationery Box","description":"\u003cp\u003eA captivating example of 19th-century French desk luxury, this antique \u003cem\u003eporte-documents\u003c\/em\u003e — or stationery box — beautifully captures the elegance and ceremony with which the cultured classes of the period approached the art of written correspondence. In an era when letter-writing was both a social obligation and a genuine pleasure, the accessories of the writing desk were accorded the same care and quality as any other expression of personal taste and status.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovered in fine leather with rich gilt tooling — the characteristic technique of the great Parisian bookbinders and leather workers applied here to a domestic object of the highest quality — the box combines functional storage for correspondence, notepaper, or documents with an aesthetic refinement that makes it an object of beauty in its own right. The gilt decoration, faded to a warm, honeyed tone over a century and more of gentle use, has the depth and warmth that only genuine antique gilt achieves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn instantly evocative and distinguished piece for a library desk, a study, or an entryway console. Presented in very good antique condition with authentic wear consistent with age and use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique Works","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58169964527997,"sku":null,"price":220.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0942\/6989\/9133\/files\/19thCenturyGiltLeatherStationaryBox_2.heic?v=1778782626","url":"https:\/\/antiqueworksireland.ie\/products\/19th-century-gilt-leather-stationery-box","provider":"Antique Works Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}