Skip to main content

Travel Lap Desk

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.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Antique English Wood & Brass Travelling Lap Desk and Document Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique lap desk and document box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

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
Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes

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
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk with Secret Compartment, on Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
This early 19th century lap desk is constructed of flame grain Honduras mahogany and features the
Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Mahogany and Brass Inlays Travel Desk on Stand
Located in Germantown, MD
19th Century Mahogany and brass and brass inlays traveling lap desk on stand. Measures 22.5"W x 12
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

1911 Walnut Burl and Brass Inlays and Leather Inset Travel Desk on Stand
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1911 Mahogany , brass inlays and leather inset traveling lap desk on stand. Measures 20.5" in
Category

Antique 19th Century American Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Sloped Lap Desk Box, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English Regency mahogany travelling sloped lap desk box with brass corner mounts and handles, 19th
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Mahogany

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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

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
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes

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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

black lacquer wood chinoiserie travel Desk George III
Located in Valladolid, ES
Travel desk made of lacquered and gilded wood with drawers inside, reserved scenes with figures in
Category

Antique 1790s English Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Metal

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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Birdseye Maple, Ebony

Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century Lap Desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Amboyna

Amboyna Writing Slope
Amboyna Writing Slope
H 7.88 in W 19.69 in D 11.82 in
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century lap desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Amboyna Writing Slope
Amboyna Writing Slope
H 7.75 in W 19.6 in D 11.25 in

People Also Browsed

Antique Victorian Traveling Desk Birds Eye Maple Writing Slope Edwards Roberts
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality early English well figured Birds Eye Maple Wood Ladies or Gents Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of...
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

Gold Croco Candle with 24 Karat Gold Plate
Located in Paris, FR
Candle box Gold Croco made with white porcelain from Limoges, France. With porcelain lid. With gold plated 24 karat crocodile and with black crocodile skin in leather style. Insi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Candle Sconces

Materials

Gold Plate

Gold Croco Candle with 24 Karat Gold Plate
Gold Croco Candle with 24 Karat Gold Plate
H 3.94 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in
18th Century Satinwood Domed Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming Late 18th Century Satinwood tea caddy, Having Attractive Conch Shell Inlaid Decoration To Front And Domed Top, Enclosing Double Lidded Interior. This attractive satin...
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Tea Caddies

Materials

Satinwood

18th Century Satinwood Domed Tea Caddy
18th Century Satinwood Domed Tea Caddy
H 4.75 in W 7 in D 4.25 in
Four-Sided Lobby Sofa
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic style four-sided sofa ideal for a large lobby or foyer. With vintage style brown tufted leather upholstered backrests and seats, raised on turned mahogany feet and finished...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chesterfield Sofas

Materials

Leather

Four-Sided Lobby Sofa
Four-Sided Lobby Sofa
H 39 in W 57 in D 57 in
Set of 6 Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
By Roberto Beltrami
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
Category

2010s Italian Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Other

William Plummer 1780s Georgian Sterling Silver Candle Snuffer / Pen Tray
By William Plummer
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An excellent, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver candle snuffer / pen tray; an addition to our 18th century silverware collection. This exceptional antique...
Category

Antique 1780s English George III Serving Pieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

René Lalique Bacchantes Yellow Rene Lalique Glass Vase
By René Lalique
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
René Lalique (1860-1945) Bacchantes Yellow Rene Lalique glass vase with ten female nude figures in high relief on a self illuminating bronze base, cast with stylized oak leaves. W...
Category

Vintage 1920s Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Extremely Rare, 20th Century Arthur Conan Doyle Goyard Desk Trunk
By Goyard
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Extremely rare, Goyard Desk Trunk Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British doctor and writer famous the world over for his Sherlock Holmes series of stories, he began to write...
Category

Early 20th Century French Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

Bed King Tester 4 Poster Oak RenaissanceStyle Carved Adam Eve Armorials Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Category

Vintage 1950s English Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Oak

Georgian Military Campaign Brass Bound Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A stunning georgian military campaign rosewood & brass bound hand crafted writing slope. With Red Tooled Leather Interior, Befit with the original glass inkwells. Made by Esteemed Ma...
Category

Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

19th Century Mahogany Writing Slope Befit with a Pair of Inkwells by J J Mechi
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Exquisite craftsmanship from the early 19th century a Mahogany writing slope befit with A black velvet interior & A pair of glass inkwells by J J Mechi of No 4, Leadenhall Street, Ci...
Category

Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Rare Regency Rosewood Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Handcrafted 19th Century Rosewood Veneer Writing Slope With A Tooled Purple Leather Writing Liner. Item Featured Brass Carry Handles & Is Finished With A Decorative Brass Inlay. Manu...
Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets

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. Rectangular box with double-hinged lid, opening to tooled navy leather and gold embossed writ...
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Victorian Military Campaign Brass Bound Mahogany Writing Slope with Accessories
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Victorian Military Campaign brass bound mahogany and brass writing slope with black leather tooled Interior and secret compartment. Made in 1800s #11 Features a blank brass fron...
Category

Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Category

Antique Early 1900s German Rococo Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
H 2.37 in W 20.67 in D 14.77 in

Recent Sales

Campaign Wood Travelling Lap Desk on a Later Stand, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Campaign wood travelling lap desk on a later stand, 19th century.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Wood

B385 Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Travelling Lap Desk, Writing Slope, Box
Located in Vancouver, BC
original leather and pidgeon holes. Original brass fittings adorn desk. Wonderful patina, great color
Category

Antique 1870s English More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

English Regency Walnut Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
English Regency walnut travelling sloped lap desk box with brass corner mounts and retractable
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Traveling Lap Top Desk by W. H. Tooke, England, 1860s
By W.H. Tooke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish piece was recently acquired from a Palm Beach estate and will make the perfect addition to ones library. The piece looks to have never been used an is near mint conditio...
Category

Antique 1860s English Desk Sets

Exquisite Writing Box, Lap Desk, or Travel Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
English brass-mounted burl walnut and rosewood travel desk, circa 1860s. Hinged lid has a domical
Category

Antique 1860s British Secretaires

Brass bound lap desk on stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality George III style brass bound mahogany traveling desk, the rectangular hinged box
Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Brass

Brass bound lap desk on stand
Brass bound lap desk on stand
H 20 in W 21.5 in D 11.5 in
Chinese Export Lap Desk on Later Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 19th century Chinese export lacquered traveling desk decorated overall with figures in a garden
Category

Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Export Lap Desk on Later Stand
Chinese Export Lap Desk on Later Stand
H 6 in W 17.25 in D 10.25 in
Antique English Regency Rosewood Writing Lap Desk Writing Slope Box No Key
Located in Lambertville, NJ
antique English Regency rosewood writing, traveling, writing slope or lap desk from the middle of the 19th
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Large Scale English Traveling Desk on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
-style lap desk with flush-mounted handles on the top and sides, and a fitted replaced leather lined
Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Side Tables

Materials

Brass

American Revenue Cutter Service Ensign (Flag) Belonging to Cpt. William Bagley
Located in York County, PA
oil-on-canvas portrait of him, a painting of one of his ships, the Wabash, and a lap desk full of log
Category

Antique 1870s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

American Revenue Cutter Service Ensign Belonging To Capt. W. H. Bagley
Located in York County, PA
portrait of him, a painting of one of his ships, the Wabash, and a lap desk full of log books and extensive
Category

Antique 1870s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

19th Century English Mahogany Campaign Travel Lap Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
19th century English campaign travel lap desk. Rectangular form constructed out of mahogany with
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century English Regency walnut traveling lap writing desk with brass corner mounts and
Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
English writing slope in bird's-eye maple. The box can be opened to create a sloping desk pad
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency More Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

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 Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
English writing box. (Laptop) The box can be opened to create a sloping desk pad covered with green
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
H 7.49 in W 19.69 in D 10.63 in
19th Century English Regency Rosewood Antique Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
Located in Shippensburg, PA
the brass lock, allowing the desk to be opened into a full writing slope; two inkwells (originality
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Traveling Laptop Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish Edwardian burlwood and leather traveling lap top desk was originally acquired from
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Traveling Laptop Desk
Traveling Laptop Desk
H 6.75 in W 15.75 in D 10.13 in
Late 19th Century British Campaign Rosewood Lap Desk on Custom Stand
Located in Nantucket, MA
Rare late 19th century British Campaign rosewood lap desk on custom-made stand. Used by the British
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Campaign Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Collection of 19th Century Boxes from the Estate of Bunny Mellon
Located in Hudson, NY
grain painted lap desk (11 across, 8 deep and 4 tall). The edges are painted to resemble metal mounts as
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Iron

Traveling Lap Desk
Located in New York, NY
A traveling desk presented to Mr. William Sangster by the employees of Messrs. Durno and Cameron
Category

Antique 19th Century British Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Traveling Lap Desk
Traveling Lap Desk
H 22 in W 19.5 in D 11 in
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...
Category

Antique 1870s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

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
Large Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Alexandria, VA
This oversized traveling desk is typical of the type used by military attaches, circuit court
Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Large Lap Desk on Stand
Large Lap Desk on Stand
H 19.5 in W 35 in D 18.5 in
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, Kent
A good early 19th century lap desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
Category

Antique 1810s English Desks

Materials

Amboyna

Amboyna Writing Slope
H 20 in W 50 in D 30 in
Boulle Lap or Traveling Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Dating from the era of Napoleon III. If tortoiseshell with inlays of brass scrolling. The top opens for pens and ink bottles The writing surface is a double fold out, now covered i...
Category

Antique 1870s French Régence Desks

Materials

Brass

Boulle Lap or Traveling Desk
Boulle Lap or Traveling Desk
H 5 in W 13 in D 10.25 in
French Leather Box with Brass Mounts for Jewelry and Writing, circa 1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
A French travel box, circa 1900. Many royal blue silk lined compartments to hold cufflinks, watches
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Leather

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Travel Lap Desk", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Travel Lap Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic travel lap desk available at 1stDibs. Each travel lap desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, brass and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect travel lap desk — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right travel lap desk, those designed in Regency and Victorian styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Travel Lap Desk?

The average selling price for a travel lap desk at 1stDibs is $1,481, while they’re typically $825 on the low end and $4,800 for the highest priced.

Read More

African Travel Plans on Hold? This Ardmore Leopard Vase Brings the Beauty of the Savanna to You

It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.

With a High-Tech Flagship and Cool Collabs, Lladró Is Breaking the Mold for Porcelain Production

Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.

Zoë Powell’s Magnolia 05 Vessel Is Handmade from Clay She Unearthed Herself

The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.

8 Ways to Breathe New Life into a Space with Plants

The pair behind the Instagram account @houseplantclub share their tips for making any room of the house gloriously green.

Paris Gallerist Sandy Toupenet Gets Fired Up over 20th-Century Ceramics and Inventive New Makers

Her space on the city’s Left Bank mixes mid-century pieces by the likes of Jean Cocteau and Pablo Picasso with whimsical contemporary creations.

These Soft Sculptures Are Childhood Imaginary Friends Come to Life

Miami artist and designer Gabriela Noelle’s fantastical creations appeal to the Peter Pan in all of us.

This Vivacious Teapot Has Agnes Martin on One Side and Jean-Michel Basquiat on the Other

Ceramist Roberto Lugo brings a street-art sensibility to a dainty serving vessel while paying homage to his artistic heroes.

This Rare Set of 100 Alessi Vases Includes Designs by Scores of International Artists

Alessandro Mendini, Michael Graves, Ettore Sottsass and other design luminaries contributed to this unusual collection of porcelain wares representing a time capsule of late-20th-century decorative art.