Antique Lap Desk

Dimensions when shut Height 9cm Width 30.3cm Depth 23.5cm When in writing position Height 7.5cm Width 30.3cm Depth 47.5cm Velvet writing section Height 24.3cm Width 25cm Would m...

A early 19th Century Chippendale Rosewood Lap Desk on Stand.Circa 1810s Measures 18.5" in width, 10.5" in depth and 21" in height.

A good early 19th century Lap Desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured Amboyna wood.

A good early 19th century lap desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured Amboyna wood.

Fully open you reveal a STUNNING and practical desk, with a red Moroccan leather central section which functions just like a lap desk with a storage compartment underneath.

One of my favorite pieces coming from a personal collection Note: this piece was likely part of a lap desk at one point and boy would I have loved to see it in the original form.

Exquisite Gift For The Writing Enthusiast. Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other material, that flip up to reveal storage space for...

Exquisite Gift For The Writing Enthusiast. Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other material, that flip up to reveal storage space for...

This unique piece has a fold out writing or work surface under the top lid as seen often in writing slopes or lap desks. There is a large pierced carved pull out holding drawer under...

Victorian English bird's eye maple lap desk, with ebony and mother-of-pearl inlay.

Historically used by the sophisticated traveler, this lap desk reflects the high-caliber artisanal quality and functional elegance of the late 1800s.

The drawers glide open and closed easily with one of the drawers featuring a green felt slant lap desk surrounded by wood storage compartments.

However it was not until the last decades of the 18th century that the socio-economic circumstances in England necessitated the wide use of a portable desk in the form of a box which...

Impressive antique Anglo Indian lap top desk crafted in quills and ebony decorated with bone dots.

A top quality example of a late Victorian writing box with an integral writing slope / lap desk. This grand large example is made from beautiful olive wood with substantial cast b...

The present piece is housed in its original mahogany lap desk, which is in and off itself a remarkable work of craftsmanship.

Child's rectangular lap top learning desk made by the Shepherd Company, New York, circa 1875.

Having various names depending on origin, time period, and intended use, they were frequently used by traveling merchants as a portable writing slope - lap desk while traveling for t...