Antique Lap Desk

Antique Lap Desk with a leather top inset.

Antique English rosewood regency inlaid lap desk, circa 1830.

Late 19th or early 20th century wooden writing box or lap desk. This piece features richly stained walnut on the exterior and interior with a faux leather writing surface; the writi...

Benjamin Disraeli’s Victorian Lap Desk Circa 1860 This exceptional Victorian lap desk was owned by Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), one of Britain’s most influential statesmen and twi...

Antique English Regency rosewood travelling lap desk box, circa 1830.

19th-Century Pine Lap Desk Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl A small and lined with a fabric lap desk.

English Victorian oak and walnut trim lap desk box with nail head and brass filigree design.  

Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Lap Desk Box.

Antique Italian Mahogany Inlaid and Hand Painted Angled Lap Desk Give you office, living room or bedroom a distinctive flair with this exquisitely decorated, custom crafted, lap desk.

Mahogany & brass English antique travel lap desk with custom black ebonized birch wooden stand.

Antique Lap Desk on Stand, 19th Century, England. A mahogany brass trimmed campaign style lap desk on later custom stand.

Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Lap Desk First half 19th Century. Fitted with two glass inkwells and a hinged velvet lined writing surface, the sides with Campagne style handles.

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 Federal Era Mahogany and Birdseyes Maple Lap Desk on Stand, Circa 1810s Measures 22.5" in width, 11.5" in depth and 22" in height.

An exceptional and rare 19th century mahogany lap desk inlaid with impressive arrays of sunbursts to the corners and central sun form motif.

A stunning Victorian Silver and Brass Mounted Circassian Walnut Lap Desk on Gilt Metal Stand. Measures 15.75" in width, 9.5" in depth, 19.50" in height.

18th Century Satinwood Campaign Writing Slope or Lap Desk This is an interesting piece, it is a Traveling Writing Slope, it is a rare piece in design and craftsmanship.

Charming Trompe L'0eil painted lap desk on stand. Top features a letter & quill pen.

Antique English Victorian Oak Wood Desktop Portable Lap Desk Letter Holder. Item features a lift front with fitted interior, small glass inkwell, lion head drop ring handles, raised ...

Superb and Rare Antique English Tunbridge Inlaid Walnut rare triple folding Jewelry Box and Lap Desk Please note extraordinary "Tunbridge" inlaid burr walnut exterior, mother of pea...

ABOUT A 19th century pressed paper lap desk with an embossed and gilded stag decoration to top.

English Brass Bound Mahogany Lap Desk, Late 19th Century 20 inches wide This is an elegant English brass-bound mahogany lap desk, likely dating from the late 19th to early 20th cent...

This antique campaign box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1820 and done in the period Victorian style. The lap desk is composed of...

English Victorian oak and walnut trim lap desk box with nail head and brass filigree design.

A handsome antique writing slope or lap desk in richly figured rosewood, finished with brass stringing, brass corner guards, and engraved brass escutcheons.

Large size English Regency mahogany travelling sloped lap desk/ box with original brass corner mounts, hinges, pin, top mount and retractable handles.

PRESENTING an ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS and EXTREMELY UNIQUE and RARE 19C British Tunbridgeware Micromosaic Lap Desk. This lap desk is unlike any of it’s kind we have seen before.

Brass-Bound Rosewood Campaign Writing Slope or Ship Captain’s Lap Desk Circa 1860 British This outstanding brass-bound campaign writing slope, of the kind carried by military and na...

This antique writing box or lap desk was made by the highly renowned Jennens & Bettridge of England in approximately 1880 and done in the period Victorian style.

Antique English Victorian Burl Walnut Small Lap Desk Box with Fitted Interior. Item features working lock and key, small inlaid brass plaque, very nice antique.

A substantial Regency portable lap desk and dressing case, probably English, circa 1815–1830, constructed in richly figured rosewood with brass inlay and protective brass edging.

Brass-Bound Rosewood Campaign Writing Slope Lap Desk, English, Circa 1860 This brass-bound campaign writing slope, of the kind carried by military and naval officers and gentleman t...

A very pretty French Napoleon III period brass inlaid rosewood and kingwood lap desk of fine quality. This portable writing desk is centered by a beautifully painted landscape scene.

This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1880 and done in the period Victorian style.

Presenting an absolutely fantastic 19C Anglo Ceylonese lap desk of museum quality. We can safely say that this is one of the finest lap desks we have ever seen !

This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1880 and done in the period Victorian style.

Rare and good quality Chinese export camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860. Brass bound around the outer edges and carrying handles to each side. These desk were made for sea captai...

19th Century Pollard Oak Campaign Writing Slope or Lap Desk This is a very rare piece, it is a Campaign Writing Slope, it is made in Pollard Oak and bound in brass, it is an except...

c.1800, England, Regency brass inlaid rosewood lap desk in the manner of George Bullock. Rectangular box with double-hinged lid, opening to tooled navy leather and gold embossed writ...

A refined 19th century English mahogany writing slope of classic rectangular form, beautifully accented with restrained satinwood-style line inlay and a central diamond motif to the ...

Circa 1860 travel or lap desk on custom made side table stand, Swedish.

Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique LA .

Antique Japanese Mother of Pearl inlaid jewelry box w lap desk This item includes restricted materials and can not be sold outside of the contiguous United States.

This exquisite antique parquetry writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1900 in a Folk Art style.

An extremely rare, special order at the time. The item doesn't come up in any books or research on the company about cases or trunks they made. As per Louis Vuitton, this is a "Trav...

A fine quality brass inlaid Campaign style traveling desk with a recessed brass handle engraved with the name of its owner, Anne Orten. The piece opens to reveal a velvet lined writi...

Chinese export, circa 1820. An exceptional quality and rare form. Featuring figural landscape decorations in gilt to the main black lacquer doors, which open to reveal 13 separated c...

A very attractive Victorian figured walnut writing slope of rich colour and striking grain. The exterior displays beautifully figured veneers with deep movement and warmth, complemen...

A 1911 Mahogany , brass inlays and leather inset traveling lap desk on stand. Measures 20.5" in Width x 11" in Depth x 19.5" in height Lap desk without stand is 20" W x 10.5"D x 7.5"H.

Mid 19th century burr campaign lap desk circa 1860. Good quality burr writing box.

A very rare large 19th century English Mahogany writing slope or lap desk in very good original condition. The top lid opens up to double folding flaps that retains the original vel...

Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Writing Slope With A Tooled Black Leather Skiver Slope will include A Single Glass Inkwell A modern notepad A key with gold silk swing-tag...

19th Century Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With A Tooled Black Leather Scriver Slope will include A Single Glass Inkwell A vintage pen S moder...

The screw mechanisms were used to keep them secure during travel, these were often used inside a writing slope or lap desk. Dating to c.1840, nearly 200 years old, they remain in ex...

Regency rosewood campaign lap desk. Finely crafted with brass inlay of the finest construction.

Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Writing Slope With A Tooled Black Leather Skiver Slope will include A Single Glass Antique Inkwell A modern notepad A key with gold silk s...

Item is sold with a new notepad & a new quill pen set. Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other material, that flip up to reveal s...

Items might differ from what's depicted. Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other material, that flip up to reveal storage space for p...

Item will include new notepad pad, Quill pen (modern), and one single glass inkwell and Ink Pen and Lockable Key Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in lea...

This 19th century laptop is also known as a writing slope, or a lap desk! It became wildly popular in the 19th century because a "laptop" provided an expansive flat writing surface t...