Skip to main content
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 9

Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk

About the Item

Rare and good quality Chinese export camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860. Brass bound around the outer edges and carrying handles to each side. These desk were made for sea captains and officers in the field, know as campaign furniture. Unused brass cartouche to the top surface with ebony stringing. By opening the front drawer this opens the tambour compartment, which further extends to reveal pigeon holes for documents. Later leather covered writing slope, folds back to reveal a compartment for storage and 3 secret drawers behind a concealed panel. Complete with original chinese brass hinges. Lock missing to front drawer, expected surface marks and some wear to brassware, minor warping to fall.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)Depth: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)
  • Style:
    Campaign (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Brass,Hardwood,Hand-Carved,Hand-Crafted,Metalwork,Polished,Woodwork
  • Place of Origin:
    China
  • Period:
    Mid-19th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1860
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading.
  • Seller Location:
    Debenham, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: EA18591stDibs: LU878645409722

More From This Seller

View All
19th Century campaign metamorphic camphor writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century metamorphic camphor writing slope circa 1890. Here we have a fine quality campaign tambour table top desk made in camphor wood. Many features to this brass bound desk....
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

19th Century campaign metamorphic camphor writing slope

19th Century campaign metamorphic camphor writing slope

$2,066
Mid 19th century burr campaign lap writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century burr campaign lap desk circa 1860. Good quality burr writing box. Beautifully brass bound outside and inside edging. Stunning burr wood exterior. Original dark blu...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

Mid 19th century burr campaign lap writing desk

Mid 19th century burr campaign lap writing desk

$2,557
19th century Victorian walnut metamorphic dumb waiter
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Victorian walnut metamorphic dumb waiter circa 1880. Rectangular top with shaped decorative edging.  Top rises up to form 3 serving surfaces.  Carved trestle ends, unit...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Late Victorian Serving Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th century Victorian walnut metamorphic dumb waiter

19th century Victorian walnut metamorphic dumb waiter

$2,419
Mid 19th century Swedish painted table top writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish painted table top writing desk circa 1850. Good quality table top bureau, presented in original scraped back paint.  Made from solid pine and scraped back t...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine, Paint

Mid 19th century Swedish painted table top writing desk

Mid 19th century Swedish painted table top writing desk

$2,142 / item
Swedish early 20th century solid burr birch mallet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century solid burr birch mallet circa 1900. Turned from a solid piece of burr birch this sculptors mallet has little signs of use.  1 piece, handle with feint turned deta...
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Paperweights

Materials

Birch

Swedish early 20th century solid burr birch mallet

Swedish early 20th century solid burr birch mallet

$311
19th century mahogany carlton house desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century mahogany carlton house desk circa 1890. Good quality late Victorian example of this popular desk design.  Freestanding with shaped back, brass gallery to the top, below...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th century mahogany carlton house desk

19th century mahogany carlton house desk

$5,799

You May Also Like

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Rosewood Campaign Writing Slope Desk 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century English Georgian campaign writing slope, box or travel desk. Made of walnut feautring rectangular form with brass banding. Opens to purple velvet interior with...
Category

Antique 19th Century Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Rosewood Campaign Writing Slope Desk 14"

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Rosewood Campaign Writing Slope Desk 14"

$612 Sale Price
20% Off
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 with the name of its owner, Anne Orten. The piece opens to reveal a velvet lined writi...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Campaign Style Rosewood Brass Inlaid Lap Desk, circa 1850

English Campaign Style Rosewood Brass Inlaid Lap Desk, circa 1850

$875
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 century. Key included. Other features include fine tooled leather insert and a draw...
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Mahogany

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Sloped Lap Desk Box, 19th Century

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Sloped Lap Desk Box, 19th Century

$1,360
19th Century Chinese Camphor Wood and Ebonised Writing Slope
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century Chinese camphor wood and ebonised writing slope of exceptional quality, having a drawer to the front which when pulls out opens the tambour shutter on top to reveal a lift up stationary rack with various sized compartments, in the bottom central compartment there is the makers label “SUI KEE CHAN” There is a hinged lid which lifts up and over...
Category

Antique 1840s Hong Kong Desk Sets

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Chinese Camphor Wood and Ebonised Writing Slope

19th Century Chinese Camphor Wood and Ebonised Writing Slope

$2,695
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...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Inkwells

Materials

Rosewood

English Lap Desk

English Lap Desk

$895
Mid-19th Century English Papier Mache Desk Standish
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century English papier mache desk standish. Original inkwells (lacking covers), drawer with carved pull & stamp/nib container (cover associated). Decorated in Renaissance re...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Renaissance Revival Desk Sets

Materials

Other

Mid-19th Century English Papier Mache Desk Standish

Mid-19th Century English Papier Mache Desk Standish

$150

Recently Viewed

View All