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George III Mahogany Campaign Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
This outstanding George III mahogany mechanical desk is equipped with a leather writing surface and
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1790s British Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Edwardian 1908 Miniature Travel Clock Guilloché Enamel And Sterling With Fit Box
By Concord
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian miniature travel clock designed by Valmé. Stunning and rare miniature travel-carriage
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Early 1900s Swiss Edwardian Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Empire Style Bronze Travel Clock, late 19th Century or Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire style bronze travel clock, late 19th century or early 20th century. Empire style bronze
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Early 20th Century French Empire Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Bronze

Charles Hour 1870 French Neo Classic Miniature Carriage Travel Clock Gilt Ormolu
By Charles Hour
Located in Miami, FL
French miniature travel clock designed by Charles Hour Beautiful miniature carriage travel clock
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Bronze, Steel

The H.M. Stanley Camp Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
This excellent traveling camp desk once belonged to Henry Morton Stanley, perhaps the most famed
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19th Century English Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Leather

17TH C SPANISH VARGUENO
Located in Stamford, CT
17 th century Spanish vargueno (traveling desk) with unusual tortoise shell and ivory inlay.The two
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18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Traveling Desk

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Iron

Napoleon III Travelling Writing Desk, France 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
19th century Napoleon III travel writing Desk Boulle Marquetry style with brass and red horn. The
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

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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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Traveling Desk

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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1810s English Regency Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Victorian Antique Oak Writing Desk Traveling Box
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An unusual and most attractive English writing box from the late Victorian period, the box is crafted of beautifully patinated and worn oak. The top has two recesses that cut glass w...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

Napoleon III Writing Travel Table Desk Secretary Boulle Style, France, 1870
By Susse Freres, André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous Napoleon III secretary writing travel case in Boulle marquetry folder with a violin shape
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

Eszeha Germany 1920 Travel Pendant Desk Clock in Sterling Silver with Guilloche
By Eszeha
Located in Miami, FL
Travel and pendant clock designed by Eszeha Clock Co. Beautiful foldable travel clock
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1920s German Art Deco Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

1920s Travelling Box, Mobile Secretary, England, London
Located in Greven, DE
Antique traveling secretary, writing desk England (London) Oak 1920s Dimensions: H x W x D
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1920s English Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Oak

Antique Leather Decorative Gilt Metal Table Top Travelling Chest Bramah Lock
Located in Norwich, GB
A lovely antique English leather desk top travelling chest with decorative gilt metal mounts to
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Leather, Velvet

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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Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Rosewood

Spanish Vargueno
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare Hispano-Flemish Vargueno (a Spanish traveling writing desk) with exquisite tortoiseshell
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18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Walnut, Ebony, Ivory, Tortoise Shell

Le Bureau, Charming French Interior Scene, Oil On Wood panel.
Located in Cotignac, FR
bound books, bibelots, glass flasks, a carriage clock in its red morocco travelling case, the desk
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Early 20th Century Romantic Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Very small Biedermeier Secretary, Birch, Sweden, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Very small antique secretary as escape or travel furniture South Sweden birch early 19th century
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Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Traveling Desk

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Birch

Antique Travel Desk on Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique travel desk with cabinet doors that reveal interior drawer storage, leather pulls and gilt
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19th Century European George III Antique Traveling Desk

Vintage Oak Slant / Lift Top Travel Desk / Laptop Desk, C.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage oak slant / lift top travel desk / laptop desk, C.1930, 20th century writing desk
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Oak

Antique English Slanted Traveling Desk in Acacia Wood
Located in Austin, TX
Antique English slanted Traveling desk in Acacia wood with brass inlay, several interior
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19th Century English Anglo-Indian Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

English Campaign Style Traveling Desk on Stand
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Campaign style brass mounted mahogany English traveling desk, late 19th century on a late 20th
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Late 19th Century English Campaign Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

English Mahogany Campaign Style Brass Bound Traveling Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English mahogany campaign style brass bound traveling desk with recessed handles and a long
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1850s British Campaign Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

Vintage Japanese Lacquer Wood Travel Desk, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese lacquer wood travel desk is an original artwork realized in Japan in the first half of the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Wood

1800s Asprey Paris Bronze Brass and Crystal Travel Desk Clock
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1800s Asprey Paris Bronze Brass and Crystal Travel Desk Clock Product details: Circa 1839 Here
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1830s French Antique Traveling Desk

Antique Victorian Traveling Desk Mahogany Wooden Burl Walnut Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Gents Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of the
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Traveling Desk

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Brass

Antique Victorian Brass Bound Traveling Desk Mahogany Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine early English Well Figured Solid grained Mahogany Ladies or Gents Travelling
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Traveling Desk

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Brass

Antique Victorian Traveling Desk Birds Eye Maple Writing Slope Edwards Roberts
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of the Nineteenth
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Traveling Desk

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Brass

19th Century French Leather Travel Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine small object is a great example of leatherwork and design used for travel needs in high
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Bone, Leather, Wood

Antique Regency Brass Bound Traveling Desk Mahogany Wooden Writing Slope Box 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Style Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large size. First quarter of the
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19th Century English Regency Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality English well figured solid burr walnut ladies or gents travelling
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Traveling Desk

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Brass

Antique Victorian Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally fine Quality English Well Figured Solid Burr Walnut Ladies or Gents Travelling
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Traveling Desk

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Brass

English George III Mahogany and Brass Antique Traveling Desk Writing Slope Box
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A rare find in this condition and with this degree of originality throughout, this fine mahogany writing slope is austere and simple in form. Original heavy brass carrying handles fl...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Traveling Desk

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Brass, Steel

Early Victorian Mahogany Campaign Folding Travel Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
This mahogany campaign desk is designed to fold in half lock and contain papers and work while
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Traveling Desk

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Mahogany

Victorian Period Leather Travelling Writing Case
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Victorian leather travel desk purchased in the late 19th century in Bath, England (see attached
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Traveling Desk

18th c. Spanish Bargueno or Vargueno Fall Front Desk or Storage Box
Located in Round Top, TX
18th c. bargueno traveling desk, used for storing documents, jewels, or sewing box. It's walnut
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18th Century Spanish Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Siena Marble Empire Style Desk or Travel Clock
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Am Empire style small travel clock. The case is made of Siena marble with on top an imperial bronze
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1880s French Empire Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Siena Marble, Brass, Bronze

Art Deco 1925 Japonism Enameled Travel Clock In 18Kt Yellow Gold With Diamonds
By Cressarrow
Located in Miami, FL
A travel clock designed by Cress Arrow Co. An incredible travel-desk clock, created in America
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Gold, Platinum, Enamel

Juvenia 1925 Travel Pendant Desk Clock In Sterling Silver With Guilloche Enamel
By Juvenia
Located in Miami, FL
Travel and pendant clock designed by Juvenia. Beautiful foldable travel clock, manufactured in
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Asprey 1895 London Desk Travel Clock in .925 Sterling Silver with Lapis Lazuli
By Charles George Asprey
Located in Miami, FL
Desk clock designed by Asprey of London. A gorgeous and imposing antique desk travel clock
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Sterling Silver

Chinese Traveling Scribes Desk Folding Desk, c.1900
Located in Savannah, GA
A highly carved Chinese scribe’s folding desk, circa 1900. of small proportions: 34 inches wide by
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Wood

Victorian Edwardian 1900 Desk Inkwell Box in Faux Tortoise Shell and Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
during the Victorian and the Edwardian periods, back in the 1900. This is a very decorative travel-desk
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1890s English Victorian Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Sterling Silver

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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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Traveling Desk

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
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Red Morrocan Leather Desk or Travelling Blotter with Inkwell
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN RED MOROCCO LEATHER DESK OR TRAVELLING BLOTTER WITH INKWELL Late 19th century
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Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Leather

English Notary Desk in Oak, Travel Mail /Correspondence Box
Located in North Miami, FL
Antique Writing slope, Notary Desk or Travel Correspondence Box in oak, dating to the Edwardian
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Oak

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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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

Suede Travel Notebook Cartier
By Cartier
Located in Newark, England
Cartier suede notebook with silver mounts circa 1920. The notebook of petit from silver mounted with a brown suede base delicately made complete Cartier logo to the inside bottom lef...
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1920s English Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Silver

Antique William IV Sterling Silver Locking Travelling Compass
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
locking travelling compass; an addition to our diverse silver collection This exceptional antique
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1830s English William IV Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique French 1870 Traveling Mini Liquor Bottle "Dom" Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
France 1870 Mini Traveling Liquor Bottle "Dom" Inkwell Rare... Bottle shaped. This is a very unique
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1870s European Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Art Glass

Irish Dublin Georgian Burl Walnut Brass Bound Traveling Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
been established some years prior. He made and sold writing desks & travelling slopes, dressing cases
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19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Turnbridge Ware Burl Walnut Traveling Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
or gents travelling writing slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions, Last quarter of the
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Turnbridge Ware Burl Walnut Traveling Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Ladies or Gents Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

circa 1880s, Brass Carriage Clock in Travel Case
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A c.1800 brass carriage clock in the original travel case with sliding panel and key. The case is
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Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
An 18th century Spanish bargueno or vargueno traveling desk, used for storing documents, jewels, or
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Iron

Extremely Rare 19th Century Traveling Clock Signed French Royal Exchange, London
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A unique early 19th century travelling clock signed on both the silvered dial and the backplate
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1910s English Regency Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Brass

Valme 1920 Miniature Travel Clock With Guilloché Enamel In Sterling With Box
Located in Miami, FL
A miniature travel clock designed by Valmé. Stunning miniature travel-carriage clock, made in
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Antique Traveling Desk

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

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Antique Traveling Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique traveling desk for your home. Each antique traveling desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Your living room may not be complete without an antique traveling desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique traveling desk, those designed in Victorian, Regency and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. A well-made antique traveling desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Douglas Clock Co., Susse Frères and Tiffany Co. are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Traveling Desk?

Prices for an antique traveling desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $195 and can go as high as $31,411, while the average can fetch as much as $1,896.
Questions About Antique Traveling Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What antique desks are called depends on their design. A desk with chair cutouts on both sides is a partner desk, while one with a pull-down writing surface is a secretary. On a Davenport desk, the desktop lifts to reveal a storage area. Find a variety of antique, vintage and contemporary desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique Davenport desk is a small writing desk, usually with four drawers on one side. The desk would have elaborately decorated supports and a recessed space for adequate legroom. Shop a collection of Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Davenport desk is a type of small desk with a distinct inclined desktop. The desktop covers a large storage compartment meant for keeping paper and other writing materials. Popular in the 19th century, Davenport desks are still sought after today. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To tell if a roll-top desk is an antique, look closely at the materials. Real antiques feature hardwoods like cherry, mahogany and black walnut. If you detect the use of engineered woods, the desk is a reproduction. Also, early pieces show off irregular dovetail joints. Joints that appear perfectly uniform indicate that a roll-top desk is a more recent mass-produced piece. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of expertly vetted antique roll-top desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A variety of factors can determine the exact age of an antique roll top desk. Some things to look for is the type of wood and craftsmanship used to create the desk. Typically, older desks will be made from heavier wood. You can also check for a maker’s marks to determine the age. When in doubt, work with a certified appraiser to determine the authenticity of your roll top desk. You’ll find a variety of expertly vetted roll top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.