Rare China Trade Lap Desk

brass plaque to top, George Corneluis Gorham, secret drawer, inset brass handles, 8”h; 21”w; 11”d

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

A Rare China Trade Painting 19th century Gouache on paper, depicting an Aristocratic Ladies Tea; framed Sight 34 x 19 1/2 inches C

Hermes writing desk compendiumA rare traveling lap-desk in oxblood leather.Featuring a writing surface and storage pockets inside.1950s13" x 10" x 4.25"

Outstanding and rare traveling lap desk in rosewood with ornate silvered metal inlay, dating from the George III or English Regency period. Desk opens to an embossed leather writing surface with ample

RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL CHINA TRADE THREE-PART BOOKCASE SECRETARYCirca 1850In dramatically contrasting teak and ebony, with brass inlay, inset brass bail hardware and brass carrying handles at the sides

Rare 19th century China Trade oil painting on canvas depicting Asian fisherman at base of a waterfall with a cabin nearby with smoke coming from within. Unsigned, relined, restored. 18 x 24 inches, fr

China,19th Century Wood lap desk with brass handles opening to green felt top with three covered compartments, to open compartments, one large compartment beneath one side of felt top, two glass inkwe

1839 SILK Mulberry Tree & Silkworm New England INDIANS China Trade Textiles John Clarke’s ‘Treatise on the Mulberry Tree’ is a 19th-century survey and report on the cultivation of silk in the Un

Made in Canton China- This piece was made by the China Trade Furniture Company to be sold to the Western Market from 1830 to 1860's. The Desk was appraised at the Minnesota Antique Roadshow in 2009 fo

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.

Scottish (Glasgow), dated 1878, the highly figured rare wood and brass bound case showing a domed lid opening to an interior fitted with inkwells, a pen rest and nib trays. The front panel opening to

Rare Italian leather portfolio briefcase with fold down lap desk by Dinoffer Collection NY. Measures 13" x 16 1/2" x 3" closed.

1855 Voyages Richard Cleveland Fur Trade China Hawaii California Coastal Indians A truly rare printing of the invaluable, yet lesser known explorational narrative of Richard Jeffry Clevelands trade vo

1884 1ed Life of Charles Gordon British Military Mahdist Sudan SLAVE TRADE China Charles George Gordon was a 19th-century British Army officer who gained his famed reputation in China during the Taipi

ANTIQUE CHIENSE TRADE PORCELAIN DESK ORNAMENT. IN MINT OVERALL SHAPE AND CONDITION. ALL HAND MADE. PLEASE VIEW PICTURES. A GREAT FIND AND AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION.

MING DYNASTY. 8 1/5" H (20.8cm)The Chinese invention of porcelain fueled not only domestic but also global demands, boosting China’s export trade to the West. During the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368),

Rare Miao Dongjia Baby Carrier, China, Circa 1900. Baby carrier with 2/2 wool twill ground of trade cloth, which was particularly precious, because it could not be made by the Miao, and a cotton tabby

RARE 1876 PHILADELPHIA TRADE DOLLAR LOCKETLate 19th CenturySometimes referred to as an opium or snuff dollars because they were mostly exported to China. Opens to reveal an image of a young girl. Not

George Nakashima Rare Desk with Wall Case Nakashima StudioUSA, 1960American black walnut, English walnut, pandanus cloth overall: 30 h × 79 w × 87 d in (76 × 201 × 221 c

CHINESE SCHOOLCirca 1847China Trade portrait of the clipper ship Samuel Russell. Unsigned.Oil on canvas, 29.5" x 39.75". Framed 35.5" x 45.5". Provenance:Samuel L. Lowe Antique

Fonggua School of Macao, Hong Painting, Chinese, 2nd 1/2 19th C. Sight size: 17-1/2"h x 30-1/2"w Overall: 19-1/2"h x 32-3/4"w Provenance: Property from the Estate of Elizabeth Long Allen, Lancaster, P

O/C CHINA TRADE PAINTING LIFE SIZE PORTRAIT CHINESE ROYALTY FIGURE SIGNED WITH CHINESE CHARACTERS IN THE UPPER LEFT IN RED, HOUSED IN IT'S LATER ORIG. FRAME, THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN IN STORAGE SINCE 19

China Trade school oil painting on canvas. Most likely 19th Ct. Stunning colors with a wonderful scene of a lady playing chess with young child in the garden. Painting has some craquelure, restoration