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Antique English Exceptional Lacquer Mother-of-Pearl Travel Desk, circa 1860-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
This writing slope (or portable writing desk) is richly decorated with mother-of-pearl and pleasing
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN BROWN LEATHER BRASS GALLERY MILITARY CAMPAIGN DAVENPORT DESK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Victorian circa 1860-1880 Military Campaign Davenport desk writing slope with sliding top, brown leather
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1860s English Campaign Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Brass

19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English burl walnut and ebony inlaid tunbridge writing slope box / lap desk, circa
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19th Century English Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Walnut

19th Century Laptop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century laptop is also known as a writing slope, or a lap desk! It became wildly popular
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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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
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Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Brass

Grand Antique English Olivewood Writing Box / Cabinet, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A top quality example of a late Victorian writing box with an integral writing slope / lap desk
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Olive

Antique 19th century English Mahogany veneered leather inlaid brown writing box
Located in Casteren, NL
used. An English mahogany writing box, also known as a writing slope or lap desk, has a rich history
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19th Century English Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Mahogany

English Mother-of-Pearl inlaid Rosewood Box , Campaign Desk
Located in Wichita, KS
An elegant 19th-century English Regency rosewood writing slope and campaign desk, exquisitely
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19th Century English Regency Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Brass

Victorian Walnut Sewing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
unique piece has a fold out writing or work surface under the top lid as seen often in writing slopes or
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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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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
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16th Century Italian Japonisme Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Bronze, Metal

Victorian Writing Slope in Walnut
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn2674 Victorian writing slope - writing box in walnut in original condition with new, green
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19th Century Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Walnut

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope, circa 1860
Located in Salisbury, GB
A Victorian walnut writing slope, circa 1860.
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Walnut

Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
and the use of travelling scribes was on the wane, this type of writing desk must have been much more
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Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Oak

Antique Victorian Writing Slope Wood and Mother of Pearl Scotland 1870 H613
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian writing slope, wood and mother of pearl, Scotland 1870, H613 Scotland 1870 Solid
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1870s Scottish Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Wood

Captain MacPherson s Writing Desk or Slope
By William Dobson
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A brass edged, mahogany Writing Desk made by Dobson of 166 Strand. This slope was made with
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Early 19th Century English Campaign Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Brass

William IV Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
William IV rosewood writing slope. A stunning wringing slope that dates back to circa 1830, it’s
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Early 19th Century English Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Rosewood

William iv Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
William IV Rosewood writing slope. A stunning wringing slope that dates back to circa 1830, it’s
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Early 19th Century English Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Rosewood

English Mid-19th Century Burl Walnut Davenport Desk with Leathered Writing Slope
Located in Wells, ME
for ease of use. The writing slope is newly leathered in hand dyed and hand tooled full cowhide. When
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Tunbridge Ware Antique Writing Slope Hever Castle, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tunbridge Ware writing box veneered in mahogany, with floral motif and view of Hever Castle, framed
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Velvet, Mahogany

Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Burr Walnut Veneered Writing Slope Key
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A Military Campaign brass bound walnut writing slope with locked lower compartment and secret
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1850s English Campaign Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Brass

Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Burr Walnut Veneered Writing Slope Key
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A Military Campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope with ebonised edging, opening to
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1850s English Campaign Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Brass

Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Keys
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A Military Campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope, opening to reveal the usual fitted
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1850s English British Colonial Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, Kent
A fine quality early 19th century Amboyna wood writing slope or lap-desk bound with brass strapping
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Amboyna

Regency Officers Campaign Writing Slope
Located in London, Greenwich
An impressive large Regency officers campaign writing slope portable desk. Hand made in England
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1810s British Regency Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Rosewood

An English 19th century Carlton House desk.
Located in Miami, FL
panels to the back. The desk has sloped writing surfaces in the center and also on the wings of the desk
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19th Century English Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Mahogany

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope Ebony and Abalone Shell Decoration to Borders
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A mid-19th century early Victorian burr walnut writing slope desk tidy box having an inset silver
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1850s English British Colonial Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Military Campaign Writing Slope Queen Victoria Insignia with Brass Acccents VR
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A stunning example of an English Victorian military Campaign writing slope circa 1800s with queen
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1840s English Campaign Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Brass

Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Key
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A military campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope, with a vintage pen. Opening up to
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1850s English British Colonial Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Victorian Rosewood and Mother of Pearl Inlay Writing Slope with Baize and Extras
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
An elegant mid-19th century early Victorian rosewood writing slope desk tidy box having an inset
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1850s English Campaign Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Writing Table / Desk with Dual Slopes
Located in Woodbury, CT
/ desk features a unique solution for the desire to have writing slopes for each partner. The junior
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19th Century British William IV Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Leather, Mahogany

Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope with Brass Mounts Item Code: LC1115 Circa 1870 A highly
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19th Century English Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Walnut

Stunning 1870 Victorian Walnut Campaign Used Military Desk Hidden Writing Slope
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Stunning 1870 Victorian campaign used Military writing desk with hidden slope Please note the
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Late 19th Century British Campaign Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Leather, Walnut

Rare Monumental Victorian Restored Oak Brown Leather Partner Desk Writing Slopes
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
have matching cupboards on both sides and height adjustable writing slopes, one side has four medium
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Leather, Oak

English Pine Grain-Painted Writing Slope on Stand
Located in Baltimore, MD
This well-used, hand-cut dovetailed pine writing slope has a groove for pens and pencils, a hole to
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Early 20th Century English Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Pine

Antique French Provincial Slope Front Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Provincial carved walnut slope front desk with original hardware
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19th Century Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Burr Walnut and Brass Inlaid Writing Slope Box
Located in Altrincham, GB
Victorian Burr Walnut and Brass Inlaid Writing Slope Box Desk, with Bramah lock rectangular opening
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1860s English Victorian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique French Brass Inlaid Mahogany Writing Slope Box 19Ct
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality example of a polished brass inlaid travelling writing slope made
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Gorgeous 19th Century English Rosewood and Brass Writing Slope Box
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ENGLISH ROSEWOOD WRITING SLOPE Circa early-to-mid 19th century Item # 801EZX27 A lovely letter
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19th Century English Regency Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Coromandel Mahogany Mother of Pearl Victorian Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning and rare example of an English well grained ladies Coromandel travelling writing slope of
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany

Quality 19th Century Military Campaign Camphor Wood Roll Top Writing Slope
Located in Benington, Herts
quality Chinese export camphor wood metamorphic writing slope / lap desk dating to circa 1850 was made for
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Mid-19th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Brass

Antique Coromandel Mahogany Mother of Pearl Victorian English Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Coromandel interior travelling writing slope of generous proportions. Third quarter of the Nineteenth Century
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany

Antique French Brass Inlaid Ebony Boulle Mahogany Writing Slope Box 19Ct
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dublin, Ireland
travelling writing slope made during the first half of the nineteenth century, of French origin. The
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Brass

Coromandel Writing Slope Box Casket Poss Irish Austins Dublin Mid-19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality well figured Coromandel writing slope with lavish Ormolu mounts with
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19th Century Irish Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Style Sloping Desk in Lacquer and Gilt Bronze.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style sloping desk in lacquer and gilt bronze. Louis XV style sloping desk, lacquer with
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Bronze

English 19th Century Writing Table with Two Large Front Drawers and Sloped Top
Located in Santa Monica, CA
English 19th century writing table with two large front drawers and sloped table top.
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19th Century British Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Walnut

Irish Mahogany Mother of Pearl Writing Slope Box by Austins Dublin, circa 1860
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning and rare example of an Irish well grained mahogany travelling writing slope of compact
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19th Century Irish Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Ormolu

Office of Slope, Louis XV Style, Antique of 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Office of slope, Louis XV style, veneer of precious wood, Antique of 19th century, Napoleon III.
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Rosewood

Early 19th Century Mahogany Architects Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
mechanism which serves as an architects reading / writing slope, the desk having a selection of five drawers
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1820s English Regency Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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Mahogany

Pine Writing Slope
Located in Baltimore, MD
A larger than usual writing slope, faux-panelled on all four sides, the slanted top opening on
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19th Century Hungarian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Pine

18th Century Mahogany Writing Slope
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine quality 18th century English mahogany brass bound writing slope and letter box having a
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Antique Campaign Writing Slope, Ship s Captain, Correspondence, Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign writing slope. An English, mahogany ship's captain's correspondence
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Desk Top Writing Slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope, circa 1870. Fine quality English made
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Burr Walnut Writing Slope Desk Set 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique writing slope in figured walnut with wonderful cut brass decorative
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1870s English Antique Sloped Writing Desk

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~ ~Wide
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Brass Bound Traveling Desk Mahogany Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
gents travelling writing slope of outstanding quality and generous proportions. First quarter of the
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19th Century English Regency Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

French English Rosewood Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing Slope Box Desk, 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exquisite example of an early rosewood writing slope of small proportions of English origin
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19th Century English Regency Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

French English Rosewood Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing Slope Box Desk 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exquisite example of an early rosewood writing slope of small proportions of Continental origin
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19th Century English Regency Antique Sloped Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

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Antique Sloped Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique sloped writing desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every antique sloped writing desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique sloped writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique sloped writing desk, those designed in Victorian, Regency and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique sloped writing desk over the years, but those crafted by George Betjemann Sons, Gillows of Lancaster London and A. Feret are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Sloped Writing Desk?

The average selling price for an antique sloped writing desk at 1stDibs is $1,157, while they’re typically $350 on the low end and $33,701 for the highest priced.