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Mother Of Pearl Lap Desk

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, Mother-of-Pearl, Pine, Burl

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

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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Antique 1880s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Mother-of-Pearl, Birdseye Maple, Ebony

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
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Side Tables

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Walnut

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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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Paper

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Located in Nantucket, MA
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Located in Morristown, NJ
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Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
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Mahogany

Antique Partners Desk with Provenance
Antique Partners Desk with Provenance
H 29.5 in W 60 in D 36 in
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Paperweight 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura mounted desk paperweight, circa 1880 in date. This splendid rectangular paperweight is exquisitely inlai...
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Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble

Antique Inkwell, Gilded Bronze, Antique Desk Utensil, French Pen Holder, Around
Located in Greven, DE
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Anglo Indian Colonial Brass Inlaid Teak Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Edwardian Amboyna Wood Humidor by Dunhill
Located in Essex, MA
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Amboyna

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Edwardian Amboyna Wood Humidor by Dunhill
H 9.13 in W 13.5 in D 9.5 in
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Rectangular Box Gold Brass Cigarette Case, Italy, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
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Anglo-Indian Mughal Hardwood Three-Panel Screen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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c. 1830 William IV Period Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
William IV period sarcophagus form tea caddy, English, circa 1830. Original interior fitted with a pair of dome-top tea canisters and section for sugar bowl (bowl lacking). Original ...
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Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Tea Caddies

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Wood

c. 1830 William IV Period Tea Caddy
c. 1830 William IV Period Tea Caddy
H 8 in W 13.63 in D 7.5 in

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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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Antique Writing Slope, Victorian Lap Desk, Rosewood Mother-of-Pearl, 1870
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique writing slope, Victorian lap desk, rosewood mother-of-pearl, 1870, B1041 Scotland 1870
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Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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LAP DESK
Located in New York, NY
English rosewood lap desk with mother of pearl inlaid detail on top, felt lined interior with ink
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes

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LAP DESK
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English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
, papers or similar. Outer main area with mother of pearl and silver inlays. Owners initials on top; FL
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency More Desk Accessories

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English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
H 3.94 in W 13.78 in D 10.63 in
English Burl Wood Lap Desk Box on Stand with Mother of Pearl Accents, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English burl wood lap desk box from the mid-19th century with custom mahogany stand and mother
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Decorative Boxes

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Mahogany, Burl, Mother-of-Pearl

English Inlaid Lap Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
English inlaid lap desk, the slanted double lid opens to a tooled leather writing surface at the
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Antique 1850s English Decorative Boxes

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Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood, Leather

English Inlaid Lap Desk
English Inlaid Lap Desk
H 4 in W 14 in D 9.75 in
Regency Rosewood Lap Desk with Nickel Silver and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
Exceptional Bombay shape rosewood lap desk with intricately inlaid nickel silver and mother-of
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Antique 1840s English Regency Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

British Coromandel Brass Mother-of-Pearl and Abalone Writing Slope or Lap Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
, gorgeous mother-of-pearl, fantastically cast brass and amazing abalone shell. The abalone is the best we
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Brass

Lap Desk 19th Century English Papier Mache Decorated in Mother-of-Pearl
Located in San Francisco, CA
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19th Century Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Somerville, MA
Late 19th century macassar ebony lap desk with mother of pearl inlay, fitted interior, gold tooled
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Brass

19th Century Lap Desk on Stand
19th Century Lap Desk on Stand
H 28 in W 14 in D 9.5 in
English Victorian Lap Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
This walnut bombe lap desk is inlaid with burl mahogany, burl walnut and ebony. There is mother of
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Walnut

English Victorian Lap Desk
English Victorian Lap Desk
H 5 in W 13 in D 9 in
English Black Lacquered Lap Desk
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Elaborately detailed English Lap Desk with gilt and painted accents. Details include mother of
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Antique 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wood

English Black Lacquered Lap Desk
English Black Lacquered Lap Desk
H 5.25 in W 14 in D 11 in
A Inlay Burl Walnut Lap Desk
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful polished walnut lap desk with mother pearl, abalone, and horn inlay border along top of
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A Inlay Burl Walnut Lap Desk
A Inlay Burl Walnut Lap Desk
H 6.5 in W 14 in D 10 in
Victorian Inlaid Burl Walnut Lap Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
as open pen and ink wells; with mother-of-pearl and abalone inlaid diamonds centering the top and as
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Wood, Shell, Leather

Victorian Inlaid Burl Walnut Lap Desk
Victorian Inlaid Burl Walnut Lap Desk
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Mother Of Pearl Lap Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mother of pearl lap desk you’re looking for. Each mother of pearl lap desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using shell, wood and mother-of-pearl. When you’re browsing for the right mother of pearl lap desk, those designed in Victorian, Louis XVI and Regency styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Mother Of Pearl Lap Desk?

Prices for a mother of pearl lap desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $150 and can go as high as $3,750, while the average can fetch as much as $1,400.

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