Continental brass mounted rosewood veneer lap desk or slope desk resting on an associated stand, late 19th or early 20th century, having brass string inlay, the top centering a plaque with an etched monogram reading E.N.S; opening to a writing surface and a fitted interior, having a hidden or flush set drawer on the left side, apparently unmarked; resting on a rectangular stand with square legs with brackets.

Provenance: From the Estate of Nancy Duke Gould, Atlanta, Georgia.

Approximate dimensions: desk h. 7", w. 17.75", d. 10"; stand h. 18.5", w. 18.75", d. 11".

Refinished with age cracks to lid, 1/2" chip to veneer, lifting of some of the brass string inlay, replaced writing surface, lid to ink jar missing, one wooden lid missing.