Compartmented Lap Desk

CHINA TRADE BRASS-BOUND CAMPHORWOOD CAPTAINíS LAP DESK19th CenturyInset maker's label. Nicely fitted interior with fold-out letter compartment and writing surface. Recessed brass carrying handles a

Mahogany Lap Deskmounted on base with drawer and door all with brass mountsheight 34 inches, top 9 3/4" x 16 3/4"

Two (2) decorative desk accessories, lap desk and inkstand letterbox. 1st item: Napoleon III ebonized lap desk with tortoiseshell, foliate and bird brass boulle inlay, and gilt brass trim made by Verv

Porcupine quill bands all over, ebony case with inlaid round medallions, hinged lid with canted sides. Profusely inlaid fitted interior with exotic hardwoods, and stylized floral scroll motifs. Felt l

19th C. Mahogany Lap Desk with Fine Fitted Interior Having Felt Writing Surface and Side Drawer on a Later Mahogany Stand, C. 1880. 21" Wide, 12" Deep, 26.5" High

An English Burlwood and Brass Mounted Lap Desk late 19th century surmounted by a letter box and flanked by a pair of inkwells. Height 10 x width 14 x depth 10 inches. Estimate $600-800

Victorian Burr Walnut and Brass Lap Desk, ca. 1872 and later, the fitted interior with a gilt-stamped writing slope and inkpots, the top with a presentation plaque dated Christmas, 1872, on a later cu

English or American, c. 1883, stand probably of a later date, bears brass presentation plaque in collection with Heaton Baptist Church, dated 19th September 1883. Overall: 22-1/4"h x 16"w x 8-1/4"d

Antique Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Lap Desksecond half of 19th century, Southern Ceylon (Sri Lanka), slanted front, the exterior with porcupine quill veneers, ebony trim borders with round pattern i

A particularly fine and luxurious Art-Nouveau lap desk with cantered edges, the exterior in black lacquer and inlaid with extensive mother of pearl to create colorful birds and flora. The box opens to

19th Century English Campaign Lap Desk On Stand. 19" Tall x 18" Wide x 10" Deep

19th century; the writing surface lined with later green felt 8 1/2 x 20 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (21.6 x 52.4 x 31.8 cm.)

18th Century wood portable writing lap desk. Label on top reads: John Manly Captain U.S. Navy Boston, Mass 1779. Wood slats inside loose. Measures 20" x 11.5" wide 6.5" tall.

An Anglo-Colonial Chinoiserie Lacquered Lap Desk 19th Century Width 16 1/2 inches.

Antique Captains Lap Desk. Having many compartments and drawers. Rare original green leather writing area with gold ornamental border. Dimensions: 9 x 19.5 x 15 in. (closed) Exceptional gallery.

An English brass bound coromandel and agate mounted lap desk, mid-19th century, fitted with domed stationary box flanked by glass ink pots, over the fall front writing slope opening to fitted interior

A Victorian brass mounted mahogany lap desk on later standthe lap desk mid 19th centuryThe hinged lid reversing to a hinged green leather lined writing surface opening to a document compartment above

Fine 19th century traveling lap desk with fitted interior, side brass flush closing handles and seated on removable stand. Keys present as shown with normal use and wear throughout. Ink jars lacking l

A Continental inlaid lap-deskMid-19th centuryserpentine molded designblack ebonized finish with marquetry inlays of figurestwo hinged lids opening to writing surface and divided interior7" H x 15

The rosewood veneer case with secret drawers and pop-up inkwells bound with brass corners, the case inlaid with elaborate foliate brass designs and ornate plaques, the interior divided with secret com

19th c. American Portable Writing Desk, with highly figured surface, brass side handles and escutcheon (with key), with suede writing surface, lidded storage below, divided compartments for ink bottle

19th century C-roll top camphorwood portable desk with 1 exterior drawer, flip-down writing surface, and fitted interior drawers with 3 secret drawers. Brass bound case with handles. 21 in wide by 17

Locking lid opens to velvet writing surface and an array of compartments. 8 1/2 x 19 x 11 1/2 inches

brass-straps and mahogany; the central plaque engraved 'Mrs. T.R. Hamilton: Condition: with missing interior fittings and lower drawer; retaining key; 12 inches wide; 9 inches deep; 7 inches high