Two Early Victorian Rosewood lap desks, second quarter 19th century, comprising a cut brass inlaid rosewood example and a Tunbridgeware mother-of-pearl inlaid figured walnut example, together with an early Victorian parcel ebonized rosewood inkstand.

Dimensions:height of largest 6in; width 13 3/4in; depth 9in.

Provenance:From a Bucks County Estate.

Each with typical marks, wear, scuffs, surface scratches, age cracks, and losses throughout. Both lap desks are lacking some interior fittings. The rosewood lap desk with a full width age crack to the top, warping and movement to veneers. The inkstand with heavy loss of veneer and a break to the small turned handle. No glass ink bottles are present to any of the three examples.