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19th-Century Pine Lap Desk Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Pine Lap Desk Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl A small and lined with a fabric lap desk
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Mother-of-Pearl, Pine, Burl

19th-Century Pine Lap Desk Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
19th-Century Pine Lap Desk Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl

19th-Century Pine Lap Desk Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl

H 5.12 in W 9.85 in D 8.67 in
Antique English Mother of Pearl Inlaid Table Cabinet Jewelry Box with Lap Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Japanese Mother of Pearl inlaid jewelry box w lap desk This item includes restricted
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Jewelry Boxes

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Mother-of-Pearl

Antique English Mother of Pearl Inlaid Table Cabinet Jewelry Box with Lap Desk
Antique English Mother of Pearl Inlaid Table Cabinet Jewelry Box with Lap Desk

Antique English Mother of Pearl Inlaid Table Cabinet Jewelry Box with Lap Desk

H 12.5 in W 12 in D 10 in
Antique Victorian Traveling Desk With Ebony and Mother-of-Pearl Banding
Located in Morristown, NJ
Victorian English bird's eye maple lap desk, with ebony and mother-of-pearl inlay. The dome shaped
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Mother-of-Pearl, Birdseye Maple, Ebony

Antique Victorian Traveling Desk With Ebony and Mother-of-Pearl Banding
Antique Victorian Traveling Desk With Ebony and Mother-of-Pearl Banding

Antique Victorian Traveling Desk With Ebony and Mother-of-Pearl Banding

H 5.25 in W 13 in D 9.25 in
Victorian Tunbridge Figured Walnut and Parquetry Lap Desk on Base
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular hinged top with mother of pearl inlay opening to a fitted interior, conforming case
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Side Tables

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Walnut

Victorian Tunbridge Figured Walnut and Parquetry Lap Desk on Base
Victorian Tunbridge Figured Walnut and Parquetry Lap Desk on Base

Victorian Tunbridge Figured Walnut and Parquetry Lap Desk on Base

H 18.5 in W 20.5 in D 10.5 in
Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish

Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish

H 3 in W 10 in D 8 in

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Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Paperweight 19th C
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Paperweight 19th C

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Teak and Brass Nautical Ship's Clinometer

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English George V Sterling Silver Vesta Match Safe by Henry Williamson
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English George V Sterling Silver Vesta Match Safe by Henry Williamson
English George V Sterling Silver Vesta Match Safe by Henry Williamson

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19th Century English Victorian Campaign Style Travel Desk Writing Box

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Fine Antique English Toulmin & Gale Attrib Madagascar Ebony Stationary Box

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English Lap Desk

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Rectangular box gold brass cigarette case, Italy, 1970s.
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Rectangular Box Gold Brass Cigarette Case, Italy, 1970s

Rectangular Box Gold Brass Cigarette Case, Italy, 1970s

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Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite English lap traveling desk portable. Countryside writing bureau in good condition considering the usage of the period in quality warm walnut wood. Rising on a later brass s...
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19th Century Burl Walnut Tea Caddy & Matching Tea Caddy Spoons, U.K. Circa 1860
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
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19th Century Burl Walnut Tea Caddy & Matching Tea Caddy Spoons, U.K. Circa 1860
19th Century Burl Walnut Tea Caddy & Matching Tea Caddy Spoons, U.K. Circa 1860

19th Century Burl Walnut Tea Caddy & Matching Tea Caddy Spoons, U.K. Circa 1860

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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 1870. This handsome box opens to reveal a leather writing surface, pen tray compar...
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19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box

19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box

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Antique Anglo-Indian Tray Table with Collapsable Spider Legs & Engraved Top
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Antique Anglo-Indian Tray Table with Collapsable Spider Legs & Engraved Top

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Located in South Coast, CA
Ecritoire (as the French call these), it's a desk in compact size, fitted to hold everything for personal
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Antique French Writer's Chest, Boulle Lap Desk, Ecritoire, Box

Antique French Writer's Chest, Boulle Lap Desk, Ecritoire, Box

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Located in New York, NY
English rosewood lap desk with mother of pearl inlaid detail on top, felt lined interior with ink
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LAP DESK

LAP DESK

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English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
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English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box

English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box

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English Burl Wood Lap Desk Box on Stand with Mother of Pearl Accents, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English burl wood lap desk box from the mid-19th century with custom mahogany stand and mother
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English Burl Wood Lap Desk Box on Stand with Mother of Pearl Accents, circa 1850
English Burl Wood Lap Desk Box on Stand with Mother of Pearl Accents, circa 1850

English Burl Wood Lap Desk Box on Stand with Mother of Pearl Accents, circa 1850

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English Inlaid Lap Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
English inlaid lap desk, the slanted double lid opens to a tooled leather writing surface at the
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English Inlaid Lap Desk
English Inlaid Lap Desk

English Inlaid Lap Desk

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Regency Rosewood Lap Desk with Nickel Silver and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
Exceptional Bombay shape rosewood lap desk with intricately inlaid nickel silver and mother-of
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Regency Rosewood Lap Desk with Nickel Silver and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Regency Rosewood Lap Desk with Nickel Silver and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

Regency Rosewood Lap Desk with Nickel Silver and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

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British Coromandel Brass Mother-of-Pearl and Abalone Writing Slope or Lap Desk

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Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique writing slope, Victorian lap desk, rosewood mother-of-pearl, 1870, B1041 Scotland 1870
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Antique Writing Slope, Victorian Lap Desk, Rosewood Mother-of-Pearl, 1870

Antique Writing Slope, Victorian Lap Desk, Rosewood Mother-of-Pearl, 1870

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Lap Desk 19th Century English Papier Mache Decorated in Mother-of-Pearl

Lap Desk 19th Century English Papier Mache Decorated in Mother-of-Pearl

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19th Century Lap Desk on Stand

19th Century Lap Desk on Stand

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English Victorian Lap Desk

English Victorian Lap Desk

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English Black Lacquered Lap Desk

English Black Lacquered Lap Desk

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A Inlay Burl Walnut Lap Desk

A Inlay Burl Walnut Lap Desk

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Victorian Inlaid Burl Walnut Lap Desk

Victorian Inlaid Burl Walnut Lap Desk

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mother of pearl lap desk you’re looking for. Each mother of pearl lap desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using shell, wood and mother-of-pearl. When you’re browsing for the right mother of pearl lap desk, those designed in Victorian, Louis XVI and Regency styles are of considerable interest.

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Prices for a mother of pearl lap desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $150 and can go as high as $3,750, while the average can fetch as much as $1,400.

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