Sold for:
$50
$50
12" long, 8-1/2" wide, 5" deep; opens up to a blue baize writing surface with several compartments for inkwells and pens; has keyhole but no key; secondary wood inlay design on top; blue felted bottom. Portable boxes for writing materials had existed for many centuries and in many cultures. However it was not until the last decades of the 18th century that the socio-economic circumstances in England necessitated the wide use of a portable desk in the form of a box which could be used on a table or on one's lap. Hence "Lap Desk".
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2015-01-24
