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19th C Original Paint Decorated Lap Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine painted and hand made early lap desk in post master format on high turned legs. The paint
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Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Wood
Antique English Rosewood Regency Inlaid Lap Desk, circa 1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English rosewood regency inlaid lap desk, circa 1830.
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19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Rosewood
19th-Century Pine Lap Desk Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Pine Lap Desk Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
A small and lined with a fabric lap desk
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Walnut, Mother-of-Pearl, Pine, Burl
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 Writing Lap Desk
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Rosewood
Early 19th Century English Lap Desk on Stand with Original Leather
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 19th Century English Lap Desk on Stand with Original Leather. England, circa 1800-1830
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Early 19th Century English Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Leather, Wood
Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique La
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite English lap traveling desk portable. Countryside writing bureau in good condition
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19th Century English Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
H 20 in W 19.5 in D 10.5 in
19th Century 3-Piece Diminutive Lacquer Secretary Desk with Nice Chinoiserie
Located in Milford, NH
decoration, including a base table, brass-handled lap desk, and two door cabinet with compartmentalized
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Writing Lap Desk
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Mahogany
H 64.5 in W 24 in D 24 in
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dickens Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
compartment for writing utensils.
The desk is fitted with three faded green and gold tooled inset leather
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1880s English Victorian Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Walnut
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
English Lap Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful Early 19th century rosewood lap desk. Made in England, circa 1830. Has brass corners and
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Early 19th Century English Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Rosewood
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Metal
Late 17th Century Italian Walnut Wood Library Table
Located in Dallas, TX
stretcher attaches to each of the fretted legs via a dovetail lap joint, further strengthening the base
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th English Brass Banded Mahogany Lap Desk With Gilt Tooled Leather
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., England, a figured mahogany lap desk banded in brass to protect a piece that was in
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
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 Writing Lap Desk
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Brass
H 8 in W 18.5 in D 10.75 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 Writing Lap Desk
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Brass, Gold Leaf
No Reserve
H 15.5 in W 20 in D 19.5 in
A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays
Located in High Wycombe, GB
set.
Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other material
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Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass, Enamel
H 3.75 in W 14.57 in D 11.03 in
Victorian Military Campaign Brass Bound Mahogany Writing Slope with Accessories
Located in High Wycombe, GB
for engraving
Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
H 6.11 in W 15.75 in D 9.26 in
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
19th Century Burr Walnut Handcrafted Exquisite Writing Slope with Brass Inlay
Located in High Wycombe, GB
lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other material, that flip up
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
H 4.73 in W 11.82 in D 8.86 in
Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Enthusiast.
Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other material
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
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H 6.11 in W 11.82 in D 8.86 in
Rare Regency Rosewood Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
Located in High Wycombe, GB
) and dressing cases.
Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or
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19th Century British Regency Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
H 4.93 in W 14.18 in D 9.85 in
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 Writing Lap Desk
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Oak
Antique French Ecritoire Desk in Burled Elm, circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
desk with interior compartments to hold writing materials, such as pens and ink. While in use, the
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Early 19th Century French Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Metal, 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 Writing Lap Desk
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
A RARE AND FINE REGENCY ROSEWOOD WRITING SLOPE
England, circa 1815; includes a circa 1849 quill by
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1810s English Regency Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
H 6.75 in W 17.75 in D 9.75 in
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 Writing Lap Desk
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Paper
H 3.5 in W 13 in D 10.25 in
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 Writing Lap Desk
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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 Writing Lap Desk
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
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Paper
H 3 in W 10 in D 8 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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Metal
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Hardwood
19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely fantastic 19C Anglo Ceylonese lap desk of museum quality.
We can safely
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Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Bronze
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
felt writing surface with several other storage boxes.
Each end of the box has an original handle
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Writing Lap Desk
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
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 Writing Lap Desk
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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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
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 Writing Lap Desk
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Olive
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H 11.5 in W 17 in D 9.5 in
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Other
H 3.5 in W 12.25 in D 10 in
black lacquer wood chinoiserie travel Desk George III
Located in Valladolid, ES
desk portable. Countryside writing bureau in good condition considering the usage of the period .in
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1790s English Chinese Export Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Metal
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 Writing Lap Desk
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Mother-of-Pearl, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
19th Century Watercolour - The Letter Writer
Located in Corsham, GB
man with a book carefully balanced on his lap and a selection of delicate inkwells on his desk
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19th Century Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Watercolor
Victorian Walnut Sewing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
lap desks. There is a large pierced carved pull out holding drawer under the work surface. The inside
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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Walnut
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
H 6.75 in W 8.5 in D 4.5 in
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Mahogany
China Trade Camphorwood Lap Desk
Located in Wilton, CT
China Trade Lap Desk With Pop-up Compartments and Secret Drawers. Retro-fited with Brass English
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19th Century Antique Writing Lap Desk
19th Century English Walnut Lap Desk
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
An English brass mounted burr walnut lap desk on later stand from the second half of the 19th
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Mid-19th Century Modern Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Brass
Chippendale Partners Desk
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Exceptional Chippendale solid mahogany partners desk with lions head carved detailed corners and a
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Unusual Mahogany Desk attributed to Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
lining, the central reading flap with detachable reading slide, the front of the desk with three drawers
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Writing Lap Desk
19th Century Anglo-Indian Solid Ebony Lap Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 19th century Anglo-Indian solid ebony lap desk, with alto relievo carving of scrolling foliate
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19th Century English Antique Writing Lap Desk
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Ebony
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
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 Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Writing Cabinet with Marquetry, Alsace, France, 18th Century
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Delightful writing cabinet in marquetry in massive cherry tree. Keyholes and handles are in bronze
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18th Century French Antique Writing Lap Desk
Materials
Bronze
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique writing lap desk for your home. Each antique writing lap desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique writing lap desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique writing lap desk, designed in the Victorian, Regency or Arts and Crafts style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
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An antique writing lap desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,300, while the lowest priced sells for $375 and the highest can go for as much as $4,500.
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