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Rare English Regency Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells Lambe
By John Lambe
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful Handcrafted English Antique 19th Century Hardwood Veneer Writing Slope With A Tooled
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Victorian Silver Plate Writing Slope In The Shape of a Book With Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Unusual Victorian Oak Desk Slope In The Shape of a Book With Internal Divisional Sections Complete
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

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Silver Plate

Circa 1900 French Burl Elm and Ebony Table Slope Top Secretary
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
C1880-1900 Beautiful French Burl Elm Slope Table Top Secretary, with secondary woods of ebony
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Early 20th Century French Desks

Materials

Brass

Charming Georgian Elm Childs Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A super early 18th-century childs writing desk, the slope top lifts to reveal a fitted drawer; of
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Antique Early 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm

Early 20th Century Walnut Leather Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
French, in reference to the sloping-front drop-down desk surface, this particular example features the
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Large Scriban Showcase In Lacquered Wood, Chinoiserie, Late 18th Early 19th Cent
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
display window and stylized shelves in the upper part and a sloping desk and a double door in the lower
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Antique Late 18th Century French Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Restaurant Clerks Desk Greeting Station, Greeter Neat Front of House Desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
greeting desk has a sloping lift up storage compartment, and is set on tall legs The Reception desk is in
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Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Desks

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Oak

G M Ellwood for J S Henry. An Arts Crafts oak writing desk
By George Montague Ellwood
Located in London, GB
George Montague Ellwood (1875-1955) for J.S. Henry An oak writing desk with sloping pen compartment
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

English Notary Travel Mail Desk Correspondence Box, circa 1910
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique writing slope, notary desk or travel correspondence box in oak, dating to the Edwardian
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

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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Antique Mid-19th Century English More Desk Accessories

Materials

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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Antique 1860s English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

Clerks Desk Restaurant Greeting Station, Greeter A very neat Front of House Rec
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
greeting desk has a sloping lift up storage compartment with pigeon holes, and is set on tall legs with an
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks

Materials

Pine

Antique 19th century warm brown oak Dutch Lectern or portable desk writing box
Located in Casteren, NL
integrity while maintaining its rich, historical character. Perfect as a writing slope, portable desk, or
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Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Empire Desks

Materials

Steel

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
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

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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Antique Late 19th Century English Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

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
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

19th Century Pollard Oak Campaign Writing Slope or Lap Desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Pollard Oak Campaign Writing Slope or Lap Desk This is a very rare piece, it is a
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Antique 19th Century Georgian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate

Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century Lap Desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Amboyna

Amboyna Writing Slope
Amboyna Writing Slope
$1,259 Sale Price
20% Off
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century lap desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

FINE VINTAGE HARDWOD BRASS OXBLOOD LEATHER MILITARY CAMPAiGN CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
decorative piece of campaign furniture, this example is very unique as it has the writing slope desk section
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Vintage 1960s English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

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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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Louis XV Secretary Desk, France 18th century
Located in Belmont, MA
with a graceful curved silhouette supported by four elegant curved legs, this desk includes a sloping
Category

Antique 1760s French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Kingwood, Rosewood

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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Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century, French Louis XVI Style Wood Secretaire Sideboard
Located in IT
has, on the front of a slope turning it into a desk. Inside there is a open compartment and some small
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Wood

ANTiQUE GEORGE III BACHELORS CHEST OF DRAWERS ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS OF LANCASTER
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1780 Georgian Bachelors Chest of Drawers with baize lined slip writing desk top and slope and
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Antique 1780s Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

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
Category

Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Olive

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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Antique 16th Century Italian Japonisme Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Metal

Rare Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Slope Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
A rare Anglo-Indian porcupine quill slope desk. with fitted interior, very elaborate, with hidden
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Desks

Materials

Wood

Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
This desk was purchased by me at the closure of the Whitbread Archive Museum in 2001. It comes with
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

Victorian Writing Slope in Walnut
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn2674 Victorian writing slope - writing box in walnut in original condition with new, green
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope, circa 1860
Located in Salisbury, GB
A Victorian walnut writing slope, circa 1860.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

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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Antique Early 19th Century English More Desk Accessories

Materials

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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English More Desk Accessories

Materials

Rosewood

English Mid-19th Century Burl Walnut Davenport Desk with Leathered Writing Slope
Located in Wells, ME
English mid-19th century burl walnut davenport desk with Wellington locking bar for the five side
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique 1870s Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Tunbridge Ware Antique Writing Slope Hever Castle, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
with an oak leaf border. Waisted sides. The interior of the Tunbridge ware slope is entirely
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

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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Antique 1850s English Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

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
Category

Antique 1850s English Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

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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Antique 1850s English British Colonial Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Victorian Rosewood Davenport Desk
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
The desk has spiral turned supports and stands on bun feet with concealed casters. The desk has
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Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Small Mahogany Port Desk, Louis XV period – 18th century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
Beautiful solid Cuban mahogany sloping desk with two drawers on each side, each secured by an
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Wood

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
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Italian Painted Slope-Top Lap Desk
Located in Natchez, MS
Italian Painted Slope Topped Lap Desk. 18th century
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Decorative Boxes

Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, Kent
A fine quality early 19th century Amboyna wood writing slope or lap-desk bound with brass strapping
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Amboyna

Davenport
Located in Roswell, GA
surface with tan tooled leather with thistle and rose themes. Locking desk slope. Panelled rear. Brass
Category

Vintage 1950s English Desks

Materials

Brass

Davenport
Davenport
$2,995
Bureau de Pente 18th century Louis XV
Located in Rapperswil-Jona, CH
Rare antique Louis XV desk slope of the mid-18th century, Parisian origin eventful shape on all
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Regency Officers Campaign Writing Slope
Located in London, Greenwich
An impressive large Regency officers campaign writing slope portable desk. Hand made in England
Category

Antique 1810s British Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

English Burl Walnut Secretary
Located in Morristown, NJ
Secretary bookcase with leather paneled slope front desk
Category

20th Century English Secretaires

Edwardian Art Nouveau inlaid mahogany ladies stationery box
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This very pretty Edwardian inlaid mahogany ladies stationery box would grace any ladies desk. The
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

17th Century Oak Box with Original Quill Drawer
Located in London, GB
. Boxes such as this one with a sloped top were used as desks. The sloping top serving as a surface for
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Antique 17th Century English Jacobean Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Very Fine George I Bureau Bookcase Attributed to Peter Miller
By Peter Miller
Located in London, Middlesex
to at least three of the desk slopes have false covers, which conceal all fixings, making them
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George I Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

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
Category

Antique 1850s English Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

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How Much is a Slope Desk?

Prices for a slope desk start at $10 and top out at $301,617 with the average selling for $2,933.