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Traveling Lap Desk

Antique English Regency Rosewood Travelling Lap Desk Box, Circa 1830
Antique English Regency Rosewood Travelling Lap Desk Box, Circa 1830

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

Antique English Campaign Travel Lap Desk on Custom Stand
Antique English Campaign Travel Lap Desk on Custom Stand

Antique English Campaign Travel Lap Desk on Custom Stand

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Mahogany & brass English antique travel lap desk with custom black ebonized birch wooden stand

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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Campaign  Walnut Travel Lap Desk on Stand
English Campaign  Walnut Travel Lap Desk on Stand

English Campaign Walnut Travel Lap Desk on Stand

$1,290 / set

H 18.5 in W 20 in D 10 in

English Campaign Walnut Travel Lap Desk on Stand

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Just in, this exquisite English Campaign Walnut Travel Lap Desk on Stand. This English lap

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Antique Late 19th Century Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

Louis Vuitton Traveling Lap Desk 65
Louis Vuitton Traveling Lap Desk 65

Louis Vuitton Traveling Lap Desk 65

$49,000

H 19 in W 26 in D 9 in

Louis Vuitton Traveling Lap Desk 65

By Louis Vuitton

Located in New York, NY

the company about cases or trunks they made. As per Louis Vuitton, this is a "Traveling Desk" with

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Early 20th Century French Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique LA
Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique LA

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

Materials

Brass

Antique English Wood & Brass Travelling Lap Desk and Document Box
Antique English Wood & Brass Travelling Lap Desk and Document Box

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

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Antique Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks

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Walnut

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment

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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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

1911 Walnut Burl and Brass Inlays and Leather Inset Travel Desk on Stand
1911 Walnut Burl and Brass Inlays and Leather Inset Travel Desk on Stand

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

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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

18th Century Satinwood Traveling Writing Slope or Lap Desk
18th Century Satinwood Traveling Writing Slope or Lap Desk

18th Century Satinwood Traveling Writing Slope or Lap Desk

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

18th Century Satinwood Campaign Writing Slope or Lap Desk This is an interesting piece, it is a

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Antique 18th Century Georgian Desks

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Satinwood

Antique Anglo Indian Box Form Quill Lap Top or Travel Desk
Antique Anglo Indian Box Form Quill Lap Top or Travel Desk

Antique Anglo Indian Box Form Quill Lap Top or Travel Desk

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Impressive antique Anglo Indian lap top desk crafted in quills and ebony decorated with bone dots

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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Felt, Wood, Ebony

c. 1860 Swedish Travel or Lap Desk on Custom Made Side Table Stand
c. 1860 Swedish Travel or Lap Desk on Custom Made Side Table Stand

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

Materials

Walnut

Rare & Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box
Rare & Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box

Rare & Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box

Located in Forney, TX

, they were frequently used by traveling merchants as a portable writing slope - lap desk while traveling

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Antique 16th Century Italian Japonisme Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Metal

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English Regency Walnut Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
English Regency Walnut Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment

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

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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment

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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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Exquisite Writing Box, Lap Desk, or Travel Desk
Exquisite Writing Box, Lap Desk, or Travel Desk

Exquisite Writing Box, Lap Desk, or Travel Desk

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

English brass-mounted burl walnut and rosewood travel desk, circa 1860s. Hinged lid has a domical

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Antique 1860s British Secretaires

Antique English Regency Rosewood Writing Lap Desk Writing Slope Box No Key
Antique English Regency Rosewood Writing Lap Desk Writing Slope Box No Key

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

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Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

black lacquer wood chinoiserie travel Desk George III
black lacquer wood chinoiserie travel Desk George III

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

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Antique 1790s English Chinese Export Lacquer

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Metal

19th Century English Mahogany Campaign Travel Lap Desk
19th Century English Mahogany Campaign Travel Lap Desk

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

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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment

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

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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk with Secret Compartment, on Stand
English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk with Secret Compartment, on Stand

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

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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box

English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box

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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 slope in bird's-eye maple. The box can be opened to create a sloping desk pad

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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

English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box

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H 7.49 in W 19.69 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

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Regency Rosewood Antique Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
19th Century English Regency Rosewood Antique Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box

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

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desk Sets

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Brass

Traveling Lap Desk
Traveling Lap Desk

Traveling Lap Desk

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H 22 in W 19.5 in D 11 in

Traveling Lap Desk

Located in New York, NY

A traveling desk presented to Mr. William Sangster by the employees of Messrs. Durno and Cameron

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Antique 19th Century British Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Burr Walnut and Brass Traveling Lap Desk
Burr Walnut and Brass Traveling Lap Desk

Burr Walnut and Brass Traveling Lap Desk

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H 7 in W 14.25 in D 10.75 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...

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Antique 1870s English Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

B385 Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Travelling Lap Desk, Writing Slope, Box
B385 Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Travelling Lap Desk, Writing Slope, Box

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

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Antique 1870s English More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Traveling Lap Top Desk by W. H. Tooke, England, 1860s
Traveling Lap Top Desk by W. H. Tooke, England, 1860s

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...

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Antique 1860s English Desk Sets

19th C Antique Military Campaign English Traveling Writing Desk Tompson Patent
19th C Antique Military Campaign English Traveling Writing Desk Tompson Patent

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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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Boulle Lap or Traveling Desk
Boulle Lap or Traveling Desk

Boulle Lap or Traveling Desk

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H 5 in W 13 in D 10.25 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...

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Antique 1870s French Régence Desks

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Brass

Traveling Laptop Desk
Traveling Laptop Desk

Traveling Laptop Desk

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H 6.75 in W 15.75 in D 10.13 in

Traveling Laptop Desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This stylish Edwardian burlwood and leather traveling lap top desk was originally acquired from

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Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

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Located in Brønshøj, DK

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Located in Houston, TX

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Located in New York, NY

With a soft turquoise ground, painted with a fine spray of flowers, with gilt scroll and dash borders. Comprising pair of covered tureens and stands, pair of vegetable tureens, well ...

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$48,673 / set

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By Meissen Porcelain

Located in London, GB

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Located in Hele, Devon, GB

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Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

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Located in London, GB

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Located in Turin, Turin

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$42,500

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Located in New Orleans, LA

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Traveling Lap Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal traveling lap desk for your home. A traveling lap desk — often made from wood, brass and metal — can elevate any home. A traveling lap desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Regency styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made traveling lap desk over the years, but those crafted by W.H. Tooke are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Traveling Lap Desk?

Prices for a traveling lap desk start at $650 and top out at $3,500 with the average selling for $1,685.