Lap Desks

Antique Lap Desk with a leather top inset.

Antique English rosewood regency inlaid lap desk, circa 1830.

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.

Rare and unusual Anglo Indian lidded lap desk crafted with deer horn fragments on the outside opening to a leather writing surface bordered with tooled bone and opening again to stor...

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

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

This small travel sized lap desk is made of wood with brass hinges and lock.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

This 19th-century painted wood lap desk, likely of French origin, is of rectangular form with a hinged lid finely decorated with a naturalistic pastoral scene depicting a standing co...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Circa 1840 lap desk box writing box on custom side table stand, English.

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.

1573 Folk Art hand painted pine stant lap desk Hand painted figures and floral design Pencil compartments and place for note paper and cards

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...

English Victorian papier mache and gold inlaid decorated lap desk box with floral bouquet.  

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

When in writing position Height 8cm Width 30.5 Depth 49.5 Velvet writing section Height 25cm Width 25cm Would make an ideal gift for any writing enthusiast. Antique lap desks ha...

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...