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Lap Desk Table

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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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

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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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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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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Antique Mid-19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Pine, Burl, Mother-of-Pearl

Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique LA . Exquisite
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique Lap Desk on Stand, 19th Century, England
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Antique Lap Desk on Stand, 19th Century, England. A mahogany brass trimmed campaign style lap desk
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Tables

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Brass

c. 1860 Swedish Travel or Lap Desk on Custom Made Side Table Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 travel or lap desk on custom made side table stand, Swedish. Marquetry panel top
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Aesthetic Movement Side Tables

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Walnut

Victorian Tunbridge Figured Walnut and Parquetry Lap Desk on Base
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular hinged top with mother of pearl inlay opening to a fitted interior, conforming case, later base.
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Side Tables

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Walnut

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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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Jewelry Boxes

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Mother-of-Pearl

Italian Mid-Century Brass, Nickel and Glass Console or Writing Table, Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in New York, NY
desk, computer/ lap top table or console.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

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Brass, Steel, Metal

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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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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

China Trade Camphorwood Lap Desk
China Trade Camphorwood Lap Desk
H 11 in W 19 in D 17 in
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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Antique Mid-19th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

19th Century English Walnut Lap Desk
19th Century English Walnut Lap Desk
H 21.25 in W 19.75 in D 10 in
Japanese Lacquered Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Newburgh, NY
Japanese lap desk on stand with interior fold-out writing surface. Architect, Sandy Littman of
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Japonisme Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Rosewood Lap Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
This English lap desk has a velvet writing surface which has wear commensurate with age and use
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Antique 1850s English Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Rosewood Lap Desk
Rosewood Lap Desk
H 5.25 in W 16 in D 9.75 in
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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Antique Early 19th Century American Adirondack Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

William IV / Victorian Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Astoria, NY
William IV or early Victorian lap desk on stand, the brass mounted rosewood with a cartouche
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Victorian Mahogany & Brass Lap Desk Box on Stand
Located in Astoria, NY
Victorian brass-bound mahogany lap desk or writing box on stand, the box rectangular with central
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

English Campaign Style Lap Desk on Stand, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Antique Campaign style lap desk on stand, 19th century. Desk without stand is 24" W x 12" D x 7" H
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century Asian Burl Wood & Elmwood Scholar's Lap Floor Desk Stationary Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Uniquely conceived Asian scholar's writing table with flaps and drawers as well as open tier for
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Antique 1880s Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables

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Burl

Antique 19th Century English Mahogany Campaign Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A oversized 19th century english mahogany lap desk on stand. Fine quality with brass mounts, “BF
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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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Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Leather

Walnut Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Woodbury, CT
This diminutive little lap desk was the ultimate in desk portability in its day. Made in
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian End Tables

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Brass

Walnut Lap Desk on Stand
Walnut Lap Desk on Stand
H 22 in W 13.5 in D 9.5 in
English Mahogany Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well outfitted English mahogany lap desk complete with ink bottles. Sometimes referred to as a
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Side Tables

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Brass

English Mahogany Lap Desk on Stand
English Mahogany Lap Desk on Stand
H 24.25 in W 21 in D 12 in
English Mahogany Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Woodbury, CT
English, mahogany lap desk with brass straps and fully outfitted interior, on new custom made stand
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Antique 19th Century English End Tables

English Mahogany Lap Desk on Stand
English Mahogany Lap Desk on Stand
H 22 in W 20.5 in D 10.75 in
English Lap Desk on Custom Stand
Located in Woodbury, CT
English, mahogany lap desk with brass straps and fully outfitted interior, on new custom made stand
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Antique 19th Century English End Tables

English Lap Desk on Custom Stand
English Lap Desk on Custom Stand
H 22.4 in W 20.75 in D 11.5 in
Stunning Antique English Mahogany Lap Desk on Stand End Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome English 19th century mahogany brass bound lap desk on custom stand makes a rich and
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Antique 19th Century English End Tables

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Brass

Vintage Breakfast Tray or Lap Desk
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Vintage handcrafted folding breakfast tray. Multipurpose table can be adjusted to a variety of
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20th Century American Serving Tables

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Wood

Walnut Brass Bound Lap Desk on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality English walnut brass bound lap box with a fitted leather lined interior now mounted
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Side Tables

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Walnut

Walnut Brass Bound Lap Desk on Stand
Walnut Brass Bound Lap Desk on Stand
H 20 in W 20.5 in D 11 in
English Regency Lap Desk with Custom Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 19th century Regency lap desk now on custom made stand as a side table. English. Rosewood
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Side Tables

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Brass

Handsome Antique Mahogany Lap Desk Box on Custom Stand End Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very rare handsome antique mahogany box or lap desk on custom stand having brass trim and striking
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical End Tables

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Mahogany

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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Antique 1860s English Victorian Side Tables

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Brass

Early Victorian Calamander Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
With inscription on small plaque on top "Presented to Mr Andrew Philp by the Scholars Attending Kinmondy Public School”, token of respect on the occasion of his leaving for RORA...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian End Tables

Early Victorian Calamander Lap Desk on Stand
Early Victorian Calamander Lap Desk on Stand
H 24.63 in W 19.88 in D 11.13 in
19th Century Mahogany Lap Desk on Later Stand
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a traditional mahogany English mahogany with lap desk with satinwood banding, opening to
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Side Tables

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Mahogany

Regency Mahogany and Brass Inlaid Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
In fine condition with brass inlaid banded hinged top and fitted interior, side drawer; sides similarly decorated and raised on a base with square section legs.
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Antique 1820s English Regency Tables

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century English Campaign Lap Desk Box on Stand Side Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 19th century double fold campaign lap desk box on stand side table, English. A rarely found
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Side Tables

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Brass

Scholarly Antique English Lap Desk on Custom Stand
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Mahogany with brass inlay, English, circa 1870, custom stand is mahogany and added at a later date. Handsome green tooled leather when open and measures 24.5 W x 16 D . It slants sli...
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Antique 19th Century English End Tables

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Brass

Late Regency Rosewood and Brass Mounted Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form mounted with brass details and strapping, hinged top fitted with desk interior, later
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Antique 1820s English Regency Tables

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Rosewood

Victorian Burl Walnut and Brass Mounted Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Hinged lid opening to a fitted interior and conforming case, later mahogany base.
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Tables

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Walnut

Georgian Mahogany and Brass Bound Campaign Lap Desk on Base
Located in Essex, MA
A fine campaign box on a new base. With original makers label T. Handford. London. Rectangular with brass strapping. Flush handles. Hinged top opening to a fitted interior. Key inclu...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tables

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Brass

19th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany Stand or Side Table with Lap Desk Drawer
Located in Savannah, GA
19th Century Louis XV Style Inlaid Mahogany Stand or Side Table with Lap Desk Drawer, inset black
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables

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Bronze

Mid 19th Century Brass Bound Mahogany Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid 19th Century Brass Bound Mahogany Lap Desk on Later Stand - Labelled - Edwards, Manufaturer to
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Antique 19th Century English End Tables

English Mahogany and Brass Lap Desk on Stand, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A mid-19th century English mahogany and brass lap desk on later stand with fitted interior and
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Side Tables

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Brass

English Burled Elm Brass Bound Lap Desk on Later Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English burl elm brass bound lap desk with a fitted interior, circa 1860. Now on a custom stand
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Antique 1860s English Victorian End Tables

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Elm

Circa 1830, Walnut Brass Bound Lap Desk with Custom Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1830 George IV-William IV walnut brass bound & strapped lap desk, now on custom made stand as
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Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Side Tables

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Brass

Late Regency Rosewood and Brass-Mounted Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular hinged top with central inlaid brass panel opening to a fitted interior, conforming case, raised on square legs with casters.
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Antique 1830s English Regency End Tables

English 19th Century Mahogany Lap Desk Box on Stand with Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century English lap desk on wooden stand. This English lap desk circa 1860-1870 features a
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign End Tables

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Brass

English Lap Desk Writing Box with Brass Accents and Custom Stand, circa 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English lap desk box on custom-made stand from the mid-19th century. This English box on stand
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Side Tables

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Brass

19th Century English Rosewood Brass Mounted Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
The 19th century English rosewood lap desk on later mahogany stand with brass mounts and engraved W
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Antique 19th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

English 1860s Walnut Lap Desk Box on Custom Stand with Brass Accents and Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English walnut lap desk box from the mid-19th century with brass accents, raised on a custom
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Antique Mid-19th Century English End Tables

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Brass

Victorian Rosewood and Brass Banded Lap Desk Table
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular hinged top with brass corners opening to a fitted interior, later mahogany base.
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Antique 1840s English Victorian Side Tables

British Mahogany Officer's Campaign Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century British mahogany Campaign desk style officers chest or lap desk box on a later stand
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Victorian English Walnut Lap Desk Box on Stand
Located in Astoria, NY
Victorian braqsss-mound English walnut Lap Desk or writing box on stand, rectangular with cartouche
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Peabody, MA
An early 19th Century English lap desk on stand, can be used as an elegant side table. On stand
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Antique 1830 Wooden Tambour Campaign Lap Roll Top Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique 1830 wooden tambour lap campaign roll top desk. This is truly a unique piece when opened
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Antique 1830s English Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Military Style Victorian Lap Desk Writing Slope Box, circa 1850
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
applied to larger forms. Most antique lap desks are really meant to be used on a table or some other
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

English Mahogany Lap Desk on a Custom-Made Stand, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English mahogany lap desk on a custom-made stand with brass fit decorations and candleholders, 19th
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts 4 Drawer Spool Thread Cabinet Writing Lap Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts 4 drawer spool thread cabinet writing lap desk. Item features 4
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Antique 19th Century North American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Ta...

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Oak

Antique English Regency Period Rosewood Lap Desk Writing Slope Box, circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very nice quality English Regency period rosewood and brass writing slope, this is a fine piece remaining in excellent original condition. It opens to reveal an early tooled green ...
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

English Lap Desk Box on Stand
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Antique campaign style lap desk box on stand. The mid 19th Century mahogany box with a desk
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Antique 1840s English Campaign Side Tables

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Brass

English Lap Desk Box on Stand
English Lap Desk Box on Stand
H 23 in W 20 in D 11 in
English Campaign Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English walnut brass bound Campaign form lap desk on stand. The interior with tooled leather
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Antique 1830s European Campaign End Tables

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Brass

English Campaign Lap Desk on Stand
English Campaign Lap Desk on Stand
H 22.5 in W 19.75 in D 10 in
Circa 1860 English Lap Desk on Custom Side Table Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 brass bound lap desk now on custom side table stand, English. Well figured walnut
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Side Tables

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Brass

Mahogany George III Lap Desk on Stand
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a classic George III lap desk with circular satinwood inlay on lid and mahogany banding
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Antique Late 19th Century English George III End Tables

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Mahogany

Mahogany George III Lap Desk on Stand
Mahogany George III Lap Desk on Stand
H 19.25 in W 19 in D 12 in
Antique English Traditional Lap Desk on Custom Stand
Located in Hopewell, NJ
English mahogany lap desk, brass bound with inlaid brass stringing and brass presentation plaque
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Antique 1850s English End Tables

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Mahogany

Irish Georgian Mahogany and Brass Mounted Lap Desk on Base
Located in Essex, MA
With a hinged lid with brass inlay opening to a desk section. Bears label, "Whitehead, cabinet
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Antique 1820s Irish Side Tables

English Rosewood Writing Box or Lap Desk with Blue Velvet and Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
opens to reveal a slanted small size lap desk fitted with a blue velvet surface suitable for writing or
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian End Tables

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Brass

English 1870s Mahogany Lap Desk Box on Custom Stand Fitted with Green Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany lap desk from the late 19th century with custom made stand, green leather and
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Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mahogany

English Lap Desk
Located in Sarasota, FL
An English rosewood lap desk with Turnbridge inlay, original red leather, two secret compartments
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

English Lap Desk
English Lap Desk
H 8.25 in W 18 in D 10.5 in
William IV Period Mahogany Lap-Desk
Located in Cambridge, GB
William IV period mahogany lap-desk; the hinged lid and writing-slope inlaid with cut-brass borders
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Antique 1830s English Desks and Writing Tables

William IV Period Mahogany Lap-Desk
William IV Period Mahogany Lap-Desk
H 0.1 in W 14 in D 10 in
Victorian Brass Bound Lap Desk with Stand
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian rosewood lap desk with brass banding and details including campaign side handles
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Burr Walnut and Brass Traveling Lap Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very well dark grained burr walnut and detail engraved gilt mounts. Rounded top lifts up and back, slant front drops down. Covered in deep purple velvet. Back section of writing slan...
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Antique 1870s English Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Burr Walnut and Brass Traveling Lap Desk
Burr Walnut and Brass Traveling Lap Desk
H 7 in W 14.25 in D 10.75 in

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Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk
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English Lap Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful Early 19th century rosewood lap desk. Made in England, circa 1830. Has brass corners and brown leather writing surface with gold tooling. Left side has a concealed or "secr...
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Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Antique 1860s English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Rare English Regency Writing Desk With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
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French 19th Century Boulle Cave a Liqueur
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French 19th century Louis Philippe Boulle cave a liqueur. Made of Tortoiseshell, brass, and ebonized Fruitwood. Inlaid floral elements on a Tortoiseshell and wood. The top lifts ...
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Lap Desk Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the lap desk table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each lap desk table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and walnut. Find 18 options for an antique or vintage lap desk table now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer lap desk table, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A lap desk table, designed in the Victorian, mid-century modern or Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Cassina, Tobia Scarpa and Charpentier et Cie each produced at least one beautiful lap desk table that is worth considering.

How Much is a Lap Desk Table?

Prices for a lap desk table start at $881 and top out at $36,500 with the average selling for $2,495.

Finding the Right Tables for You

The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.

Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.

Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.

Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.

The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte

Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life. 

No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .

Questions About Lap Desk Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 27, 2024
    The difference between a table and a desk is its function. The purpose of a table is to provide a surface for eating, in the case of dining tables, or resting objects, in the case of coffee, console and side and end tables. On the other hand, most people use desks as a surface for writing, reading or working. Some console tables and smaller dining tables can also function well as desks. Explore a large collection of desks and tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, you can use a library table as a desk. In fact, many people like the spacious tops found on library tables because they usually have enough room to accommodate a computer and provide additional work space. Find a range of library tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Because of their variety of sizes and range in function, console tables can easily work as a desk. Given their size and ease of mobility, a console table can be used in almost any sort of room.