(2 pieces) English brass-bound figured walnut writing slope/ travel desk, late 19th c./ early 20th c. hinged top centering vacant cartouche, opening to pen and ink receptacles, inset gilt embossed leather writing surface, lifting on either side to open storage, on later wood stand with straight supports, travel desk (closed): approx 7"h, 19.75"w, 10"d, overall on stand: approx 25"h, 20.25"w, 10.5"d **Provenance: the contents of the prominent San Antonio Holt Family's Terrell Hills home**

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