Traveling 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
$4,800
H 7.25 in W 19.75 in D 10.75 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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Early 20th Century French Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$3,800
H 20 in W 19.5 in D 10.5 in
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 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
$1,747 Sale Price
29% Off
H 7 in W 18 in D 10 in
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
$2,995
H 22.5 in W 22.5 in D 12 in
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Georgian Desks
Materials
Satinwood
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
$1,360
H 7.25 in W 19.75 in D 10.5 in
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
Category
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
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 travel or lap desk on custom made side table stand, Swedish. Marquetry panel top
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Aesthetic Movement Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
Category
Antique 16th Century Italian Japonisme Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Metal
$14,500
H 8.25 in W 7.5 in D 6 in
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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
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
H 6.25 in W 20.75 in D 10.5 in
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
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
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
H 4.7 in W 13.8 in L 4.7 in
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
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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 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
H 25.75 in W 15 in D 10.5 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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency More Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
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
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
H 6.5 in W 16.25 in D 9.63 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
Category
Antique 19th Century British Side Tables
Materials
Brass
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
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
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
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
H 15.5 in W 20 in D 19.5 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
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
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Materials
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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.
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