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English Victorian Oak Lap Desk Box
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian oak and walnut trim lap desk box with nail head and brass filigree design.
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century European Inlaid Decorative Lap Desk Box
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an exquisite, 19th Century European lap desk box with abalone and wood inlay. Brass
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique English Regency Rosewood Travelling Lap Desk Box, Circa 1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Regency rosewood travelling lap desk box, circa 1830.
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19th Century English Regency Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
Large size English Regency mahogany travelling sloped lap desk/ box with original brass corner
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Regency Mahogany Travelling Sloped Lap Desk Box, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English Regency mahogany travelling sloped lap desk box with brass corner mounts and handles, 19th
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19th Century English Regency Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century English Regency traveling lap writing desk with original brass corner mounts and
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1810s English Regency Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique English Victorian Burl Walnut Small Lap Desk Box with Fitted Interior
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Burl Walnut Small Lap Desk with Fitted Interior. Item features working
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19th Century Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Walnut
H 4.75 in W 12 in D 8.5 in
19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
say that this is one of the finest lap desks we have ever seen !
The Lap desk box is rectangular in
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Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
Antique English Mahogany Campaign Style Lap Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely antique English mahogany campaign style travel desk / writing slope box with beautifully
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Box / Lap Desk, Eridge Castle, circa 1870
Located in Bath, GB
A truly fine example of a Victorian Tunbridge Ware writing box or lap desk dating to circa 1870
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1870s British Late Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Wood
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H 3.5 in W 12.88 in D 10.5 in
Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood & Brass Writing Slope Box Lap Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Isaac Parkes
Item # 801EZX27
An inordinately fine box, the exterior is dressed with full width and
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1810s English Regency Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 6.75 in W 17.75 in D 9.75 in
19Thc Walnut Desk Top Lap Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Walnut desk top lap desk with a dovetailed case and wonderful aged patina.The condition is
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1860s American Adirondack Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique English Jennens & Bettridge Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk was made by the highly renowned Jennens & Bettridge of England
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Paper
H 3.5 in W 13 in D 10.25 in
English Bird's Eye Maple Lap Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
English bird's eye maple lap desk , the entire desk with beautiful color and patina, the top has a
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1860s English Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Metal
Superb Antique Folk Art Parquetry Casket Styled Writing Box or Lap Desk
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This exquisite antique parquetry writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have been
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Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Softwood
Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Paper
H 3.75 in W 12.75 in D 10 in
Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Paper
H 3 in W 10 in D 8 in
19th Century British Tunbridge Ware Lap Desk
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Dallas, TX
lap desk.
This lap desk is unlike any of it’s kind we have seen before.
From circa 1840-1860.
Made
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Wood, Ebony, Maple, Satinwood, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and good quality camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860.
Brass bound around the outer edges
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Mid-19th Century Indonesian Campaign Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Antique English Mother of Pearl Inlaid Table Cabinet Jewelry Box with Lap Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Japanese Mother of Pearl inlaid jewelry box w lap desk
This item includes restricted
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
H 12.5 in W 12 in D 10 in
Fine Antique English Gilded Bronze Mounted Coromandel Lap Desk
Located in Bath, GB
A superb quality Victorian writing box / slope in exotic and dramatic Coromandel wood mounted with
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, English Tartan Wrapped Lap Desk w/ Embossed Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
English with Scottish influence, 19th century.
A fine quality antique 19th century lap desk
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19th Century British Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pollard Oak Writing Slope or Lap Desk in Pollard Oak
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Early 19th century Pollard oak Campaign writing slope or lap desk
This is a very rare piece, it
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Oak
English Campaign Style Rosewood Brass Inlaid Lap Desk, circa 1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality brass inlaid Campaign style traveling desk with a recessed brass handle engraved
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Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk with Secret Compartment, on Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
This early 19th century lap desk is constructed of flame grain Honduras mahogany and features the
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1810s English Regency Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 25.75 in W 15 in D 10.5 in
19th Century Manner of George Bullock, Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Lap Desk
By George Bullock
Located in Morristown, NJ
c.1800, England, Regency brass inlaid rosewood lap desk in the manner of George Bullock
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Early 18th Century English Regency Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique English Wood & Brass Travelling Lap Desk and Document Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique lap desk and document box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England
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Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Campaign Style Travel Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A antique Victorian era English campaign style brass bound mahogany portable lap desk / writing
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Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid 19th century burr campaign lap writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century burr campaign lap desk circa 1860.
Good quality burr writing box.
Beautifully
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Mid-19th Century Burmese Campaign Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique English Walnut Military Campaign Chest or Lap Desk with Brass Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
approximately 1820 and done in the period Victorian style. The lap desk is composed of walnut with brass mounts
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Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 8 in W 18.5 in D 10.75 in
19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English burl walnut and ebony inlaid tunbridge writing slope box / lap desk, circa
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19th Century English Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Grand Antique English Olivewood Writing Box / Cabinet, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A top quality example of a late Victorian writing box with an integral writing slope / lap desk
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Olive
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H 11.5 in W 17 in D 9.5 in
Antique Victorian Traveling Desk With Ebony and Mother-of-Pearl Banding
Located in Morristown, NJ
Victorian English bird's eye maple lap desk, with ebony and mother-of-pearl inlay. The dome shaped
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1880s English Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
Rare Antique English Silver on Nickel Banded Oak Signed Dome-Top Stationery Box
By Halstaff & Hannaford
Located in Charleston, SC
work boxes, writing boxes (lap desks) and dressing cases until 1898. Their boxes are considered
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
H 6.75 in W 8.5 in D 4.5 in
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century Lap Desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
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Early 19th Century English Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Amboyna
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century lap desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
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19th Century English Regency Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
A Rare 19th Century Killarney Ware Marquetry Writing Slope, Ireland Circa 1875
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome & relatively rare Killarney Ware marquetry writing slope / lap desk, the yew wood
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Late 19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Other
H 3.5 in W 12.25 in D 10 in
19th C Antique Military Campaign English Traveling Writing Desk Tompson Patent
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique, circa mid 19th Century English Military Campaign traveling writing or lap desk with
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Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
No Reserve
H 15.5 in W 20 in D 19.5 in
19th Century Laptop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century laptop is also known as a writing slope, or a lap desk! It became wildly popular
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Metal
Rare Regency Rosewood Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
Located in High Wycombe, GB
repertoire, specialising in copying machines, portable writing desks (writing boxes, as we know them today
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19th Century British Regency Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 4.93 in W 14.18 in D 9.85 in
Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
decorations in gilt to the main black lacquer doors, which open to reveal 13 separated compartment boxes on
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
H 5.75 in W 23.25 in D 13.625 in
Circa 1860 English Lap Desk on Custom-Made Side Table Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 lap desk now on custom made side table stand, English. Campaign lap desk of rosewood
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1860s English Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Co.
By James Watt
Located in New Orleans, LA
present piece is housed in its original mahogany lap desk, which is in and off itself a remarkable work of
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18th Century English Other Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Paper Mache Lap Desk Box
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Highly decorative large papier mache box that opens to reveal a pull out writing surface and
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19th Century English Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
Lap Desk
Located in Seattle, WA
Walnut Lap Desk with Brass Detail & Glass Inkwell
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19th Century English Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
Irish Mahogany Writing Box/Lap Desk, 1880
Located in Salisbury, GB
Irish mahogany writing box/lap desk inlaid with various symbols including a harp, shamrock etc
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Late 19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Lap Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fine antique English Regency rosewood and brass trimmed lap desk now mounted on a later mahogany
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19th Century English Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique English Lap Desk
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Sheraton brass bound walnut lap desk with good fitted interior, circa 1880. Desk features original
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Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Lap Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful deep mahogany lap desk with wonderful interior. The flame mahogany case has brass
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
Victorian Period Walnut Lap Desk
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period Walnut Lap Desk with Felt Interior and Compartments.
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19th Century English Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Lap Desk
Located in New York, NY
Nice 19th century lap desk with tooled leather insert concealed in a burled wood box with brass
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
Italian Painted Slope-Top Lap Desk
Located in Natchez, MS
Italian Painted Slope Topped Lap Desk. 18th century
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Lap Desk Boxes
19th Century Boulle Work Lap Desk
Located in Alexandria, VA
Fine Napoleon III “Boulle” marquetry lap desk with extensive brass and tortoiseshell inlay, the
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
Victorian 1850 Brassbound Olive Wood Lap Desk
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A Victorian 1850 brassbound olive wood lap desk, it’s a beautiful piece of olive wood in wonderful
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Wood
Regency 1820 Brass Inlaid Rosewood Lap Desk
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A Regency 1820 Brass inlaid rosewood lap desk, with inset brass handles, are leathered writing
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Early 19th Century English Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Tortoise and Yew Wood Lap Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
The hinged top revealing a fitted interior, the exterior in yew wood and tortoise.
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19th Century English Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Yew
Antique French Writer's Chest, Boulle Lap Desk, Ecritoire, Box
Located in South Coast, CA
Ecritoire (as the French call these), it's a desk in compact size, fitted to hold everything for personal
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19th Century French Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
English Regency Ladies Toilet Box
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency satinwood, tulipwood and rosewood ladies lap desk and toilet box with top border done in
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19th Century English Regency Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, Kent
A fine quality early 19th century Amboyna wood writing slope or lap-desk bound with brass strapping
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Amboyna
19th Century Faux Painted Box
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century American Folk Art faux bois/ wood grain painted lap desk with lock key.
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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Lap Desk Boxes
Materials
Wood
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Antique Lap Desk Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique lap desk boxes for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique lap desk boxes — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. Antique lap desk boxes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique lap desk boxes bearing Regency or Victorian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique lap desk boxes have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Jennens and Bettridge, Parkins & Gotto and Tiffany & Co. are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Lap Desk Boxes?
Antique lap desk boxes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,875, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $5,250.
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