Bidspirit auction | A Mixed Lot of Victorian

A Mixed Lot of Victorian style Brass and Porcelain Hardware with a Brass Bound Wooden Writing Slope - A mixed lot of Victorian style brass and porcelain hardware accompanied by a nineteenth-century wooden writing slope. The lot comprises three brass bibcock faucets featuring four-prong cross handles and one threaded mounting shank. Also included is a collection of four white glazed porcelain doorknobs with brass shanks and a decorative pierced brass escutcheon or rose. Additional items include a brass servant style bell with a turned wood or composite handle base, a metal bracket with yellow inserts stamped with the characters 1829043, and various small iron keys and threaded brass fittings. The rectangular wooden writing slope is constructed with brass-bound corners and a central brass inset plate on the lid. The central brass plate is engraved with the initials D.C. in a decorative script. The box is sold empty and lacks its original interior fittings.