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Early Victorian Calamander Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
With inscription on small plaque on top "Presented to Mr Andrew Philp by the Scholars Attending Kinmondy Public School”, token of respect on the occasion of his leaving for RORA...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian End Tables
Large Chinese Export Brass Inlaid Amboyna Lap Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Chinese export amboyna wood brass inlaid lap desk of large scale opening to reveal a fully fitted
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Boxes
Materials
Amboyna
c. 1860 Lap Desk Writing Box on Custom Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 lap desk writing box on custom side table stand, English. Well figured rosewood with
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique English Regency Rosewood Writing Lap Desk Writing Slope Box No Key
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Antique English Regency rosewood writing lap desk writing slope box no key mid 19th century. An
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Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Circa 1820s English Lap Desk Box on Custom Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1820s English lap desk box now on custom made stand for a side table. Late Regency to George
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Scholarly Antique English Lap Desk on Custom Stand
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Mahogany with brass inlay, English, circa 1870, custom stand is mahogany and added at a later date. Handsome green tooled leather when open and measures 24.5 W x 16 D . It slants sli...
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Antique 19th Century English End Tables
Materials
Brass
English Brass Bound Mahogany Lap Desk of Large Size
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English brass bound mahogany lap desk of large size the brass bound figured mahogany top with
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
A Rare Anglo Indian Sadeli Inlaid Lap Desk or Writing Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A sadeli inlaid, Anglo Indian lap desk or writing box. Great size and condition. Rare.
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Fine Antique English Gilded Bronze Mounted Coromandel Lap Desk
Located in Bath, GB
to the mid nineteenth century, around 1850, this gem is in superb condition (minor wear commensurate
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Antique English Mahogany Lap Desk on Stand End Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome English 19th century mahogany brass bound lap desk on custom stand makes a rich and
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Antique 19th Century English End Tables
Materials
Brass
Circa 1830, Walnut Brass Bound Lap Desk with Custom Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1830 George IV-William IV walnut brass bound & strapped lap desk, now on custom made stand as
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Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Georgian Mahogany and Brass Bound Campaign Lap Desk on Base
Located in Essex, MA
A fine campaign box on a new base. With original makers label T. Handford. London. Rectangular with brass strapping. Flush handles. Hinged top opening to a fitted interior. Key inclu...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique English Coromandel
Sterling Silver "Toulmin
Gale" Lap Desk c. 1885.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Coromandel wood & sterling silver "Toulmin & Gale" box / lap desk made in Chester
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Antique Late 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Handsome Antique Mahogany Lap Desk Box on Custom Stand End Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very rare handsome antique mahogany box or lap desk on custom stand having brass trim and striking
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical End Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Mahogany Intarsia Writing Box or Lap Desk on Rosewood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique mahogany intarsia writing box or lap desk on rosewood stand. Opening it up reveals a dished
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood
English Campaign Mahogany Lap Desk Decorative Box on Custom Stand, circa 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
This English Campaign lap desk from the mid-19th century features a rectangular mahogany writing
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Antique Mid-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 traveling lap writing desk with original brass corner mounts and
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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany Lap Desk circa 1870 with Gilded Accents and Custom-Made Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany lap desk from the late 19th century, with gilded accents and custom Stand. Born
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Antique English Regency Brass Inlaid Mahog. Comprehensive Tri-fold Lap Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
One of the most comprehensive and fine Tri-Fold Writing Slopes or Lap Desks I have ever purchased
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English 1850s Walnut Lap Desk Box on Custom Stand Fitted with Green Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English walnut lap desk from the mid-19th century with custom made stand and green leather inset
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English 1850s Mahogany Lap Desk Box on Custom Stand Fitted with Black Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany lap desk from the mid-19th century with custom made stand and black leather
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English 1860s Walnut Lap Desk Box on Custom Stand with Brass Accents and Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English walnut lap desk box from the mid-19th century with brass accents, raised on a custom
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English End Tables
Materials
Brass
19th century British Colonial Lap Desk on Teak Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
Mid-19th century lap desk or paymaster's box on the original stand constructed of teak. Features
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian British Colonial Desks
Materials
Teak
19th Century English Walnut Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
Mid 19th century lap desk constructed of fine walnut with brass fittings and an embossed leather
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century, English Tartan Wrapped Lap Desk w/ Embossed Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
English with Scottish influence, 19th century.
A fine quality antique 19th century lap desk
Category
Antique 19th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Peabody, MA
An early 19th Century English lap desk on stand, can be used as an elegant side table.
On stand
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Campaign Lap Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A good quality 19th century English campaign, or lap desk. Made of elm wood with book matched
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Elm
English Mahogany Lap Desk on a Custom-Made Stand, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English mahogany lap desk on a custom-made stand with brass fit decorations and candleholders, 19th
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Mid 19th Century Small English Rosewood Lap Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English rosewood lap desk, c.1840-60. Small size. Well mounted in protective brass with brass
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
19th Century Teakwood Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century hand-carved teak wood lap desk with brass fittings probably used as a portable
Category
Antique 1870s Indian British Colonial Desks
Materials
Teak
19th Century Pine Slant Top Lap Desk in Old Blue Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
in original blue paint, with hinged top
Category
Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Paint, Pine
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
19th Century English Campaign Mahogany Writing Slope Lap Desk Box Brass
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from England~
~Lovely antique English Campaign mahogany portable writing slope desk
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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
English Mahogany Lap Desk on a Custom-Made Stand with String Inlay, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English mahogany lap desk on a custom-made stand with string inlay, 19th century. Desk opening to
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Antique 19th Century English Desks
Victorian English Walnut Lap Desk Box on Stand
Located in Astoria, NY
Victorian braqsss-mound English walnut Lap Desk or writing box on stand, rectangular with cartouche
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
British Mahogany Officer
s Campaign Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century British mahogany Campaign desk style officers chest or lap desk box on a later stand
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
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
Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts 4 Drawer Spool Thread Cabinet Writing Lap Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts 4 drawer spool thread cabinet writing lap desk. Item features 4
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Antique 19th Century North American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Oak
19th English Brass Banded Mahogany Lap Desk With Gilt Tooled Leather
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., England, a figured mahogany lap desk banded in brass to protect a piece that was in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Military Style Victorian Lap Desk Writing Slope Box, circa 1850
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This military style Victorian lap desk writing slope has multiple internal compartments including a
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Campaign Style Lap Desk on Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handsome English Campaign style lap desk with brass corners & details. On a later stand. Interior
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Campaign or Lap Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Inspired Anglo Indian lap or Campaign desk crafted with porcupine quills, native hardwoods, and
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Desk Sets
Antique English Regency Period Rosewood Lap Desk Writing Slope Box, circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
/4” W x 19 3/8” D x 3 5/8” H [opened].
Condition Report:
Replaced Victorian inkwells, early and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
19th Century Anglo-Indian Quil Box Lap Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare 19th century Anglo-Indian quill box lap desk with double lion inlaid lid, and intricate
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Boxes
Splendid 19th Century English Mahogany
Leather Lap Desk Box on Stand
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A particularly handsome 19th century mahogany box that opens to reveal a lap desk with green tooled
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Lap Desk boxes
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Two antique wooden and brass boxes that open to become lap desks with tooled leather interiors.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mahogany George III Lap Desk on Stand
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a classic George III lap desk with circular satinwood inlay on lid and mahogany banding
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George III End Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Mahogany Campaign Style Lap Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
and businessmen, this portable writing desk was hand-crafted in England in the first half of the 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Japanese Meiji Period Carved and Gilt Lacquer Writing Box or Lap Desk
Located in Milford, NH
An excellent quality Japanese Meiji period carved wooden writing box or lap desk with
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silk, Wood, Lacquer
English 1870s Mahogany Lap Desk Box on Custom Stand Fitted with Green Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany lap desk from the late 19th century with custom made stand, green leather and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English 1873 Burled Walnut Box on Stand Lap Desk Fitted with Black Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English burled walnut lap desk from the second half of the 19th century with custom-made stand
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
English Rosewood Writing Box or Lap Desk with Blue Velvet and Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rosewood English 19th century writing box on a four legged mahogany stand. This wonderful box
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian End Tables
Materials
Brass
British Coromandel Brass Mother-of-Pearl and Abalone Writing Slope or Lap Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Absolutely exceptional example of a mid-19th century writing slope/box.
Made circa 1860 from rare
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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