£150 - £180
A George IV rosewood writing box or lap desk, c 1825, the crossbanded top with hinged cover and fall front, flush brass campaign handle, enclosing an inset tooled and gilt leather writing surface, provision for ink wells and an arrangement of compartments, outlined with brass stringing, 31cm w
Good colour and condition, with some expected surface wear and stable splits. The leather writing surface replaced in the 20th c.
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