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Victorian Coromandel Writing Slope
4:11 PM PST, 11/29/2006
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Vintage Antique Solid Wood Mahogany Piano Stool with Front Drawer storage VGC- Buy Now!
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Beautiful Antique Victorian Coromandel Writing Slope circa 1860's for sale at billandbevs shop on e-bay (http://stores.ebay.co.uk/billandbevs)
Shop maintained by billtrev147
Solid box with Mahogany veneer (has two Secret Drawers)
Coromandel - very similar in appearance to Calamander.
Calamander:A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a
hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture.
It is a species of ebony, and is obtained from the Diospyros qu[ae]sita
. Called also Coromandel wood.Typically, very hard Dark wood with beautiful light graining. Extremely tough to work & only used on high quality furniture from 18th Century on.